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Speaker 1: Fluid RG.

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Speaker 2: Welcome to Fluent Fiction French, the podcast where we bring

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In this episode, we'll unravel a heartfelt proposal atop the

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Eiffel Tower amidst a snowy Parisian night, where love conquers

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Speaker 1: Le flucon de neche, tondu, monsurari rocouvo, la vida, monteublo,

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le touri fe, sudress maggestusmo silner, santien, or re trepus

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pel di vere ce prescu la Saint Valentin, lere eNTRI

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de maggi, emiri in anseignon dar marche, verla toro, cotte

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de thiri, Saint parton er chitect Emilie nervous e, la

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planifis said soire de pidsemone el veuqueesmon monsur, parfe luque

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soumeer rni LaVey dere Orgenisi tussola, Emiliiceicia, tujour reta sicot

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mamsyl rosante quercuchos, the pupros feuon parrel larasancion de la toura,

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janche do rire de reguer compris nimiri and percillisalle care

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is cityiren a partage passeresisa per de longuge marine too

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avn foissouf axintien so malaise lasquill zarevosme lve you a

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spectacular Paris and armissus monto de neche sandlerielle emilie er

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man s pauschin puttied what on velor nesseudin intempets donege

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in a tonibreuill pisage elizit le mommoriti lebon chieris a

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tourne Verell, says Yubrien. The tondres de comprehension surreger calmsdute

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emilie respire profundlement elleuble le froy la neege ceper essemergenou

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saw la bagie pronuncen falinmochl gardeeronellechiri, the tunipussi les bats

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mond de saon care resond le sillonce blanchierri touchet reponsencee

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city we avec to moncre isl sombras of veloupennolettour beyond

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the neche, come down zainrere a stinstan emilis cala pria

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bandecision a la pri a fair confience a la mour

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alicesi dut deierrelle e ensembles y coomansa revell de la

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ravener Le tourre fe timoa nien de l promees mituel

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allorque la neche continued du tombe e secu su jour

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sur ratu jo gravill den sanqure non Saint montaul boner

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partegi pou la firsque la Trouville mme.

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

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Les flu con de neche, ton d'u s monsieur Paris,

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roucouv la Ville da Monteublin.

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Speaker 4: The snow flakes fall gently on by hill, covering the

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city with a white blanket.

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Speaker 1: Le tourre fey su dres magestiusmn Sillinier Saintian or grepius

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quell di vere.

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Speaker 4: The turfel rises majestically, its lights sparkling in the winter twilight.

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Speaker 1: Se presque la Saint Valentin e lere entres de magi.

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Speaker 4: It's almost Savolottai and the air is filled with magic.

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Speaker 1: Nii in signd mach vele touro coutid tierri sochite.

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Speaker 4: Emily, an art teacher, walks toward the tower alongside Tihi,

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her architect partner.

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Speaker 1: De Nie nervous.

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Speaker 4: Emily is nervous e la plainfi sire de pid men.

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She has been planning this evening for weeks. El she

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wants this moment to be perfect.

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Speaker 1: Ric sonmea ani lea ve del genisi.

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Speaker 4: Tu sou la.

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Speaker 1: Look.

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Speaker 4: Her best friend had helped her organize all of it.

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Speaker 1: Emilisi quieti mamsirol.

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Speaker 4: Emily knows he has always been by her side, even

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though he felt something deeper for her.

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Speaker 1: Le ra son le tour chidre de reguer Countrie.

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Speaker 4: Their ascent of the tower is filled with laughter and

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knowing glances.

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Speaker 1: Nay ni einenterquillis le caure.

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Speaker 4: But Emily has a fear that grips her heart.

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Speaker 1: Is citierine bartege passeret.

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Speaker 4: What if Chierri didn't share her dreams?

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Speaker 1: Is sica pel de l'ege marinetu.

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Speaker 4: What if his fear of commitment ruined everything?

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Speaker 1: Avon fois suf exntien soon malaise.

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Speaker 4: A cold wind blows, accentuating her unease.

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Speaker 1: Losquiezari voussurmee l' ue spectaculaire.

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Speaker 4: When they reached the top, the view is spectacular.

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Speaker 1: Bari enolms su soon monto de neche san.

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Speaker 4: Lyrielle bahi asleep under its blanket of snow seems unreal bi.

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Speaker 1: Nili sermn sa bouchin fetid boston voulur.

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Speaker 4: Emily clutches a small velvet box in her pocket.

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Speaker 1: Nessus dan entoenpetz de negi neetn dbreuivi piseege.

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Speaker 4: But suddenly an unexpected snow storm blurs the landscape elsit.

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She hesitates, le moumree ti leubu is this the right moment?

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Speaker 1: Tierris sou tour ne verel sizeu brien de' tond recid comprehension.

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Speaker 4: Jiuie turns to her, his eyes shining with tenderness and understanding.

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Speaker 1: Surre gerquel sie d'ut.

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Speaker 4: That look calms her doubts.

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Speaker 1: De nirieres fierreprofunlement.

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Speaker 4: Emily takes a deep breath.

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Speaker 1: Elleuble le froi la neege si perre.

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Speaker 4: She forgets the cold, the snow, her fears.

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Speaker 1: El sumegenou soi la bagi pronnsinfali mouchuel garde renelle.

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Speaker 4: She gets down on one knee, takes out the ring,

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and finally utters the words she had kept inside.

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Speaker 1: Chierri virtunipussi.

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Speaker 4: CHIHI, will you marry me?

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Speaker 1: Liberte monde sen cson d'ari siellence ble.

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Speaker 4: The beating of her heart echoes in the white silence.

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Speaker 1: Chierri touchi repon sen ceciti.

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Speaker 4: Chiri touched, responds without hesitation.

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Speaker 1: Ui avec tounquer.

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Speaker 4: Yes with all My heart is.

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Speaker 1: Sombras envelopino LeTour biond de neche come d'anzare.

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Speaker 4: The kiss enveloped in the snow swirl as in a dream.

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Speaker 1: A setenston emillisee te la prie bon dee sigiu.

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Speaker 4: At that moment, Emiline knows she made the right decision.

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Speaker 1: E la prie ferconfience, la mour alici du terrierrelle.

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Speaker 4: She has learned to trust in love, to leave her

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doubts behind y.

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Speaker 1: En sandbre ic monsain reve de l ravenis les touri

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fetimoignon del promesse.

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Speaker 4: Mituel, and together they begin to dream of their future.

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The tourrefelle bearing witness to their mutual promise.

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Speaker 1: Alor quella neche contini de tombe et secu soujour sur

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ratujo graville l'on sanquire non Saint montpoul Bon Partelli made

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pou la frasque lle trouville neen memes.

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Speaker 4: As the snow continues to fall, she knows that this

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day will always be etched in her heart, not only

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for the shared happiness, but for the strength she found

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within herself. To day's vocabulary words are coming up right

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after this commercial break. Here are to day's vocabulary words,

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first in French, then in English.

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Speaker 1: Lef flu condon, lef flu condone, le flux condone.

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Speaker 4: The snowflakes, dos do sme do some more gently?

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Speaker 1: Lemonto, lemnteu le monto, the blanket, magestumo, magestuse, maggiest, majestically, santillan, santillan, santillan, sparkling,

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lu crepuscue, le crepuscue, le crepuscue. The twilight MPD MPIs

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dompid filled with lansignan da lansignan da lan seignan da.

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The art teacher le Bretonnere, le bretonnere, le barte, the partner,

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le may Erny, le Mayer, Raaney, le Mayer Raaney, the

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best friend againsi againisi orgainisi to organize preproofen preproofun pre

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proofun deeper lessons, lessons lessonsieu, the ascent, Levi lei lev here,

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the laughter, lesregher, compie lere de'a campis, les reger compris,

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the knowing glances, la pere, la pere, lapeer, the fear,

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Sire sire sire, to grip lecaire lequer, the care, the heart, blanemon, longuegemon, languemon,

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the commitment, Levon Levon lev the wind, malaise, malaise, malaise, honease, spectaculaire, spectaculaire, spectaculaire, spectacular,

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birielle irielle irielle unreal, la boison voulur, la boison volour,

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la boison voulour, The velvet box, Disiti, disiti, disiti, to hesitate, tondres, tondres, tondres, tenderness,

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Levy Levy Levy, the view, leareger, lereguer, le reguer, the look,

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tell me, tell me, tell me to come. Brisoni, brisoni,

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BRISONI to echo.

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