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In this episode, we'll explore how a serendipitous cafe meeting

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in Paris led to a heartwarming journey of capturing democracy

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Speaker 1: L du parse di series you, tobiell londe ride Paris,

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reds apetite, lucre, refusial, benievo, fatigui, assis, spread, lafenete, observe

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person a, vecan, cafe, DevRel eletetetidian, conscience, politique, determine Arendreul experience, devout, prison,

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gagant cloe, su sante, fristre cesi des in, nouventte, t

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sauvan roche, tepalle, beneval, prisage al voulet, Amiliorello, processes, devout, messo,

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santettiore the lote recorded de Lapis, Mathieux and artist allam

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revers cherche nouvelenspiracion irete, la poroconnecte avecque community, antique, religi

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is to archivoenance, server convalle tonde, la pos matheur remarkellajian

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far malafenette uncourage pers appropriateates the novel perspective. He proposed

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the partage in table bonjour Jossein Mathieux ditil a Vecan

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surier chalore Cloe rochal attt pravid de lanteraction more Saint

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Cloe tuero si beneval of Saint roudevout de mondetel and

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si common sale or conversation illrealizer desided to do this

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objective similar made difference on the devill Cloe chercher plitted

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advantage je Jean ladovarsirik tondique, matieu vole capturele espri de

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la democracy and sepanthire lie dee varrapiedemont is si ensan

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i documentelisis tour the elector, the Londoman armed and cane

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damparaifoto il rotomer ro Saint roude vault, le journeelonge meller

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progels an ile sister de momento unique de surreer timid

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dejan director la determinacium, the prisage le point ninandola gursier

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valasquinier dame chaquepasine preev and travexepetit fee said hon kundre

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to Jacques Louis Emathieux you alarprojet in manier qui nave

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parenticipe la determina soon laier d'amarple valor chaque port and

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so a lamportons did varsivi gelan spiracion in vido travais

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alafando la gurnee fatigue meern spire is secre de nouveol

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cone cafe l'plur a reprivi lisist our relazimage capturera contain

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histiremenne motive Chloe santine conference nouvelle and el memesside matthieux

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contali avetrove so nan spiracion perdidal kontravetres director il sumbo

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ceresi dimatieux poisonce la parai photo the dire cetuta common

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sepa and conversationon a entablo cafe cloe suri u gesi

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content canu and collabore petetro continue aliplancosqui fier transfer montine

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santoin avent conne ploi renatiu di sider de continue i

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explore reliest denson tis not more i fis genolaip uiculi

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surisi and fer de paris.

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Speaker 4: Let's take another lesson. Listen closely to any parts you

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Le du par found ypranton fel toni peter rouse de

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serisi to bielle lone de rie de Paris.

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Speaker 4: The sweet fragrance of spring floated in the air, while

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the pink petals of cherry blossoms swirled along the streets

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of Paris.

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Speaker 1: Regisn tre de verta and petit cafe no me lu

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count cafiuffre usual benivo fetighi.

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Speaker 4: Near the bustling polling station, a small cafe named Leucogne

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Cafe offered a refuge to the tired volunteers.

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Speaker 1: Cluis as sis pre dere finette observe gefi de vourelle.

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Speaker 4: Chloe, sitting near the window, observed the passers by with

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a coffee in front of her.

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Speaker 1: Eli tlitice di termini ndoelixperienced voute puison.

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Speaker 4: She was a political science student determined to make the

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voting experience more engaging.

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Speaker 1: Cluis sussante fristre.

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Speaker 4: Chloe felt frustrated.

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Speaker 1: Cisi disi nouvente te sua nival puggi.

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Speaker 4: Her innovative ideas were often rejected by the older volunteers.

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Speaker 1: Elvulet emilio ReLU process dui voute mess susnte.

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Speaker 4: She wanted to improve the voting process, but felt ignored.

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Speaker 1: De lutre cote de la Pierce Mathieu and artiste la

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mare vus cherchet nouvell Encepiracion.

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Speaker 4: On the other side of the room, Matthew, an artist

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with a dreamy soul, sought new inspiration.

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Speaker 1: Yetela por nichte a veque couti nti relist.

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Speaker 4: He was there to reconnect with the community and incorporate

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the stories he saw into his works.

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Speaker 1: Con va leut de la purse matiurro marque le jenfa

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mele finette.

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Speaker 4: When it was time for a break, Matthew noticed the

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young woman at the window.

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Speaker 1: Courage proprituet de nouve perspective ri proposa de arte gable.

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Speaker 4: Encouraged by his own quest for new perspectives, he offered

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to share a table with her.

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Speaker 1: Bon jour, juci metieu diti le ve cancurier.

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Speaker 4: Hello, I'm Matthew, he said with a warm smile.

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Speaker 1: Curie rochell ettete rerevi de l'Ain tere recci.

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Speaker 4: Chloe nodded, pleased with the interaction.

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Speaker 1: Moi cecuri, I'm Chloe, tuie luci be niveolu sent treud' voute.

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Speaker 4: Are you also a volunteer at the polling station.

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Speaker 1: De Mondettel, she asked, and cicco monseille or conversescien.

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Speaker 4: Thus began their conversation.

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Speaker 1: Ill rellisertise ve toud dis objective simi le mes de

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ferens bud vill.

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Speaker 4: They realized they both had similar goals but different points

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of view.

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Speaker 1: Cluric cher cherin piti de vantagie, Jon m Lao de

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varsiriq ton Jiquematieu vouleet caciur releespri de la dimucreci Lancipantieu.

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Speaker 4: Chloee sought to involve more people in their civic duty,

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while Matthew wanted to capture the spirit of democracy in

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his paintings Li di.

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Speaker 1: Varrapis demn isci ensand ilupiu monte lisistois de sillette.

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Speaker 4: The idea came quickly, what if together they documented the

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stories of the voters.

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Speaker 1: Le landour mon arme dan germee I da maparre foutout

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ill routur nee roussin treu de voute.

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Speaker 4: The next day, armed with a notebook and a camera,

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they returned to the polling station lea.

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Speaker 1: Joni tellunge me l prouge lisnie.

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Speaker 4: The day was long, but their project energized them.

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Speaker 1: La ciste de monment eunique dis SuRie timid de de

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gen di recte, la dieter mineciun di puseegi.

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Speaker 4: They witnessed unique moments, from the shy smiles of young

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voters to the determination of the older ones Le pont.

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Speaker 1: Quill ninand de la jour missieur la la uscuigne d'eme

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cheques passini prouve ntrave x a petiti.

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Speaker 4: The highlight of their day came when an elderly lady

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each step a challenge entered with her granddaughter.

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Speaker 1: Setron coun Tree tou chaccuie imtieu ye ler proge di

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manier quill neve bar Ticippe.

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Speaker 4: This encounter touched Chloe and Matthew, tying their project together

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in a way they hadn't anticipated.

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Speaker 1: La dieter mineciun de la rier d'a ma raplel velle

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c chequin porteen sour lamp cartons did voorsiriquie llncepirac de travaill.

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Speaker 4: The determination of the elderly lady reminded them of the

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values they each held dear, the importance of civic duty

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and the inspiration from a life of work.

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Speaker 1: A lafend de la gurne fatigue me renspire y cecio

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de nuvau lu cour guefi.

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Speaker 4: At the end of the day, tired but inspired, they

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sat again at lecoinne cafe.

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Speaker 1: Le plour re priri lisistoire, lizzi mache caucire ra conte

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nistoi re rene motive.

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Speaker 4: Their plan had come to life. The stories and images

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captured told a human and emotional story.

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Speaker 1: Clois sntine confience nouvella nel.

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Speaker 4: Chloe felt a new confidence in herself and her ideas.

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Speaker 1: Matieu conteilli a vetruvis nspiracion perdid len pravetuis richter.

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Speaker 4: Matthew, on his part, had found his lost inspiration in

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the encounters with the voters.

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Speaker 1: Yesonbu serrisi di matieu poison soon la pai futu.

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Speaker 4: These stories are beautiful, said Matthew, setting down his camera.

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Speaker 1: Dircutute co monsipa and conversion ra entabu de tefi.

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Speaker 4: And to think it all started with a conversation at

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a cafe table curisuri. Chloe smiled, Ui g contant cnuzi, Yes,

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I'm glad we collaborated.

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Speaker 1: Pete tro pourionu continui alipurillencour.

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Speaker 4: Perhaps we could continue go even further disu ti fierre,

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And that's what they did.

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Speaker 1: Tons fon mon cittera nine sonto, nina venturcu mine curiri,

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netiu di sider de contini e exclurili gistois di su tronson,

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tisson mont morli fis ginola si quisipe nicis uli surisien

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feur de Paris.

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Speaker 4: Transforming this budding friendship into a shared adventure. Chloe and

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Matthew decided to continue exploring the stories of others together,

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slowly weaving the threads of a relationship blossoming under the

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cherry blossoms of Paris.

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Speaker 2: To day's vocabulary words are coming up right after this

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

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then in English.

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Speaker 1: Le parfa, le parfa, le perthins, fragrance, leffeurism, lefurism, leffurism, flowering, lipitel, lipitel,

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lispiteal petals. The sentre de vote, the saintre de vote,

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le sentre de vote, polling station, the refuge, the refuge,

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the refuge.

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Speaker 5: Refuge, firstree, fristree, fristree, frustrated, dinouvant dinauventt dinouvant innovative, diniuri

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di Niuri, diniuri, ignored.

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Speaker 1: Le cominiti, lacumine, lacomine, community, L perspective, les perspective, LA perspective, perspectives, laspiracion, laspiraci, laspiracion, inspiration,

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do quimonte, du quemnte, do quimnte, documented dnich d niche,

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dnich unique, Lemmo, lemmo, lemomo, moment, le pont Nino, le

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pont Nino, le pont Nino, high Waight, lapitit Fie, lapitit fi,

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lapitit fie, Granddaughter, Ladettermnescu, Ladet Minescu, Ladeterminescu.

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Speaker 4: Determination, livell, livell, LI, veller values, Lu.

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Speaker 1: De Varsyric, Lu de varsyric, Lu de Varsyric, Civic duty,

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La conference, la confiance, la confience, confidence, La hong Ko,

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La Hong Kong, La Hong Kore, Encounter, levanteur, LEVANTEU, levanteur.

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Speaker 4: Adventure, live U, live it, Live it, vote.

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Speaker 1: On, get on, get.

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Speaker 4: On, engaging, blam lamb.

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Speaker 1: LAMB so li BENEFL, LIBNIFL, LIBNIFL, Volunteers, timid t mead,

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timid shy Sipenuisson, Sipennuisson, Sipennuisson, Blooming Collabore, Collabore, Collabore collaborated,

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Blue Feel, Blue Feel, Blue Feel Thread.

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