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Speaker 3: In this episode, will uncover ancestral secrets beneath Paris as

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Luke and a LOADI navigate the catacombs, discovering the hidden

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ties that bind their family history.

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Speaker 5: Souleris anime de paris, uprai vert citshi guetacom mysterius, litinee

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ser suterridi, scredi, passy, setisicked freriser, the did the savantire

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uk to jo curi entrepid Turner usual nale, doncema Leno,

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tandy teclarnset and I'm mister you a relicid it has

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Doncquetacunda poor, Luke Sete, Luca, j Reve de dicuvrie and

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socrefami reelle Elodi, contail Rodier de landresuon ravetesitation al Poncello,

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vacoons the lipiphany a Venerio, Gallet de ro Partagion, Fanny

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to A, circust In, bernidet uk de Mondailodi and Kate

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Nudan Pietre la maison, prepare, la fete utsuri tampettititur e

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lodi imagine sunupurion a pandre do not consett eleven cerda

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mon alicura setro lereter You need de Froi, leneur Fedosmo,

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the Pierre Raconte deistien, les bruis de la ville son

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le Siloa alor quis san France, Ploi elodi rosnti in

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pointe de cont al ponsalle chells de fray or real

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familio your para founder like dealte de roi, Luique nudrian

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peet revn ro narier dite ducement nurscon de monte, laffette,

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luqueesita may sa curiousitel and portis Gustin corraempe that car

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so jour nale monsieur in chean ros speciale de les

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tou pre finan mont is the coubrier and yeps secret

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or st in what on vos purlite attounded the pi

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de Decinni ric Sergeene Poulo, Vree Alatheriere, the let rosci

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Amida and a jean qui partell nondeferni leis you de

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lodisa grandeur setan royeb neumi ratel reali is on soudan

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lamportons de l'aristo are familiale concierment luc prin decision to

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have versum elodi la fami temportant nudo vun partiers poor

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juan rolezut a rude la de couvert erot on a

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rappid mael as your face so cheman giroteur he disputed

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the sucuzevetruve deface your pronogue larencetravetro fuite and the audience

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credi gatacumbe arrives gistton iOS small affette del piphany le

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paron biancanidi rotar frcuri erode voilees on fan portello, meda

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young a partagelar histoire uk a young apri lamportons de

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la tradisson grass elodi santine, nouvela precia um poule and

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momont partagian ferni elodie des olmes arme de nou ver

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curiousiti soupramidexplori da vontage l ristour, famielle, sou jour la

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sou la bolinu yevecludo de la gellete d'An lare ye

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coomprece lavontur de passelmond ali sucreriville meosi de la moelle

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tradition quillisinice.

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Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you

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may have missed.

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Speaker 5: Souleerusa nim de Paris enprei ver so caci gueta cone

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mysterius vi serancieuse.

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Speaker 3: Under the bustling streets of Paris, in the depths of winter,

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lie the catacombs mysterious and silent.

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Speaker 5: Lite sermon souter bonpre de sucredi.

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Speaker 3: Passi the tunnel snake underground, filled with the secrets of the.

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Speaker 5: Past seticiqui u qui ludi frere sur und sidi de saventiree.

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Speaker 3: It is here that Luke and Aldi, brother and sister

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decided to venture.

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Speaker 5: Uq tou jour curie jentrepide de nel yujo nale d'ancigna.

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Speaker 3: Lick, always curious and fearless, held an old journal in

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his hands.

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Speaker 5: Le no no ten die teki laurnset ann mysterieux a

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velisi ditras dancquete counde.

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Speaker 3: The notes indicated that their ancestor, a mysterious man, had

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left markings in these catacombs.

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Speaker 5: Poor luc citte luca jen revid de di couvrin su

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tre femiel.

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Speaker 3: For Lick, it was the perfect opportunity to uncover a

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family secret.

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Speaker 5: Elodi contail regghar de lan tresuon ra Vetisiteciu.

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Speaker 3: Alodi, on the other hand, looked at the dark entrance

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with hesitation.

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Speaker 5: El ponceil vetcons de Lipifenia veniriu gellt de ro barta

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gion Ferni.

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Speaker 3: She thought about the upcoming Epiphany holidays and the gallets

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de Royce shared with family.

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Speaker 5: Tuessur ca seinnidi que de mondai Ludi and kit.

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Speaker 3: Are you sure this is a good idea, Lick asked

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a Lodi, worried.

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Speaker 1: Petre la fete.

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Speaker 3: Shouldn't we be at home preparing for the celebration Bicsuri

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Luke smiled, g Sam pettitour i Lodi, just a quick look,

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a Lodi inna Jean sunset. Imagine what we could learn

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about our ancestor eleven de Monlroi. They moved cautiously through

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the narrow corridors lere te nei de Foi. The air

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was damp and cold.

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Speaker 5: Lener fiduse mon E de Pierre ra conte destoi Zenciennes.

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Speaker 3: The walls made of bones and stones told ancient stories.

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Speaker 1: Les bruis de la ville snble si Luin.

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Speaker 3: The noises of the city seemed so far away.

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Speaker 5: Alorquill sin fonce priloin eludi rou sti in poonte de contes.

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Speaker 3: As they ventured further, a Lodie felt a twinge of fear.

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Speaker 1: El ponce le chele de foy urrier femillue iu parfa

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de la gellet de rois.

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Speaker 3: She thought of the warmth of the hearth family laughter

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and the scent of the gallet de royce Juques.

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Speaker 5: Nu d rillon peteretre rennarie dieter d'ucement.

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Speaker 3: Look, maybe we should turn back, she said softly.

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Speaker 1: Nouris con de mon uille fete, we.

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Speaker 3: Might miss the celebration.

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Speaker 1: Riuquis sur.

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Speaker 3: Luke hesitated, but his curiosity went out.

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Speaker 1: Justn corm pu dec just a little further, okay, so

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journal monros piciel.

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Speaker 3: The journal mentions a special chamber de le tou pre.

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It's close by fin mont.

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Speaker 1: Yer Piers secret.

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Speaker 3: Eventually they discovered an old secret room.

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Speaker 1: Oh s in what.

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Speaker 3: In the center a carved wooden box had been waiting

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for decades. Lec luke not to open.

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Speaker 1: It, a la terrieer de le tree.

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Speaker 3: Inside were ancient letters and a silver medallion bearing their family.

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Speaker 1: Name yezieu de lu de sa grandie.

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Speaker 3: Aldi's eyes widened.

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Speaker 5: Setan Royebre nell miretl Rellison souda la port de la

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ristour familielle.

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Speaker 3: It's incredible, she murmured, suddenly realizing the significance of their

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family history.

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Speaker 1: Conciermn ric prin decision.

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Speaker 3: Consciously, Luke made a decision.

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Speaker 1: Tu verison, elud.

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Speaker 3: You were right, Elodie, la femie e tam portant. Family

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is important, nud vun partier. We need to leave to

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join the others.

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Speaker 5: Rue de la de couvert ill rotur nes happy dem

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les surface.

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Speaker 3: Happy with their discovery, they quickly returned to the surface so.

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Speaker 5: Le chemin de routeur i dispute de sutu se vit

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truvill lncereve treu fere de quetecumbe.

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Speaker 3: On their way back, they discussed what they had found

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and the surprising fact that their ancestor had once been

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a secret guardian of the catacombs.

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Speaker 5: Ariviciges tetanus mola fete delipiferenni.

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Speaker 3: Arriving home just in time, they joyfully joined the Epiphany celebration.

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Speaker 5: Le parent big retai fercuri uru du vois lesson fon

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portillo midllon parte ristoire.

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Speaker 3: Their parents, although worried about their delay, were curious and

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happy to see the children wearing the medallion and sharing

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their story.

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Speaker 5: Luc ellenta pri lamportons de la trediscon grace, Eludi sonti

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nouvela pricier enment partagion Fernie.

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Speaker 3: Luke, having learned the importance of tradition through a Lodi,

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felt a new appreciation for the moments shared with family.

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Speaker 1: Elodi dis oldme armi di nouve curiositi suprami dix furi

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de rista famillel.

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Speaker 3: A Lodi, now armed with a new curiosity, promised herself

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to explore their family history further.

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Speaker 5: Sou jour la sou la ye veco del de la

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gelet d'a la ye comprecu lavnio di bassel mon l'ali

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sucre revilli meosil la traice.

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Speaker 3: That day, under the bright tree and with the scent

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of the goallead in the air, they understood that the

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adventure wasn't just in the secrets revealed, but also in

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the love and traditions that brought them together. Today's vocabulary

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words are coming up right after this commercial break kah.

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Here are today's vocabulary words, first in French, then in.

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Speaker 5: English lisproffundre, lisprofun dere, lisproffundre, the depths aniemi animi, animi, bustling,

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lick at that counde, lick at that cound, lick at

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that cound, catacombs, litinelle, litinelle yetunelle, the tunnels, serpent, serbent, serbond, snake, lanceet, lancet, lanceet, ancestor, litrus, lytrus, litres, markings, blazy, testim, lizzy, tium, lizzy, tesiu, hesitation, lutrie, landrie, lautrie,

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the entrance pre de'mond, predamn, pre d'amn, cautiously, licouli, licoulire, licouli.

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The corridors be mid bemede imed damp lisus ma lisusmo

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lisus mau bones in point in point, in point twinge,

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l furye, l furye, le foye, hearth lee, lee, levre, laughter, leneu,

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leneur leneu, The walls.

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Speaker 1: La chambre, la chambre, la chambre, the chamber security, scurity,

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spurty carved blue me da lluon lue mes dalluon l

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mes Dae Jun Medallion, Le Gardia Le Guardian Legardia Guardian.

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Les's your Face, Le's your Face, Let's your Face? Surface

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La Cheon, La Jeon la Cheon the Silver ju Ju

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jueyus joyfully Rota le Rota let reta, the rays leab

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what'scurity leb? What'scurity lab? What's purty? Curved box let tradition,

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let tradition let, radisium tradition, blare lare laire there le sucre,

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le sucre, le sucre, secrets, realism, realison, realizon, realizing.

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