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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll uncover the layers of fear and

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silence in a snowy winter as a couple learns to

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Speaker 1: Vicie regarde, pala fetro di sellon duor lendin couche, blanche

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i ll tantie de pice, cojour il rossin de la ralistoma,

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bolanus ses de lu perturbe elodi, saffame, sin Sonanxietemen, sinnuderia,

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el polama, uvavard, doctor Lucia, Saviailli deter ducement ilacies amparaciorepasa presence,

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neo fon ileontepar de parsoncienne de socredophannique in no verparevelli,

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la premidie, elodi, Elusian santasicota, coat downs inside the tonte

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trot le niurson pale in uniarpino to ducido, ampostere de colorilla,

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rappel do'reste and bon sainte par olivere elodi count de

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lera magazine, may i continue dogette, decudollan Sievalusia, ponontiza, tound

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les suvnirafree, the dispute de nundi de bracio di Pasce

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Luciano pepristeur is the tourne Relodi Jose fatigue, the touba

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dee pour mois detailed in v trone blant Tito Suvian,

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the problem a vecnfrere pujuru tu elodie su Pierre a

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Sin Sauvian, Trebia eloc trou la situassun deficile outtur dieu

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daughter pass rode curie Latin simond, Lucien geenevepri fierce suger

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admetteldo and paris pour not trebia lemoukiang sondabordl come de

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coude von Glassie, the rosstimo etiat missis sicut opha l'ar

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vois melange lenondis a transformer yellow Revelette Finan mont Lenz

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sa pare Monsielicia setavatretur dono cabinet apre an examine nisieux,

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the doctor Suri Prien de grave, Lucien seg just, the

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distress Lucien su Pierre de suleage man conte sorte le

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froisse and remints passon don lariu is tourme vere Ludi

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merci da Varretella murtille e uisuri and sourier dresset foi

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merci da varparalis and avance ensembles les flo contondus more

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at tourdu lent roches mando lamin preer fronte, lavnier revecing

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communication truve.

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Speaker 3: Let's take another lesson. Listen closely to any part you

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Luisien regull de parla fernette rome vier de sellon.

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Speaker 3: Lucien looks out of the fogged up window of the

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living room.

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Speaker 1: Du lea nege ro courolejardandin couche blanche.

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Speaker 3: Sirnci Outside, the snow covers the garden with a white

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and silent layer. Ill taintier, he is worried.

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Speaker 1: De picue cou jour ill rossindu la ralistoma is solenus,

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says de lu perciobe.

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Speaker 3: For a few days now he has been feeling a

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stomach pain and it keeps disturbing him.

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Speaker 1: Elodi sefeme son sonci de mem sidiria.

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Speaker 3: Allodi. His wife senses his anxiety, even though he says nothing.

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Eli pola man, she takes his hand.

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Speaker 1: U va vaidcteur licien.

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Speaker 3: We're going to see the doctor. Lucien sevelli diter du sment.

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It's going to be okay, She says gently.

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Speaker 1: I leties amperaciuri paser presence.

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Speaker 3: He nods, somewhat, reassured by her presence.

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Speaker 1: Mao fen leonepar di par soncieni di sucre de ferni

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qui ne ve parevilli.

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Speaker 3: But deep down he is haunted by old fears and

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family secrets. He doesn't want to reveal.

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Speaker 1: La pre midi eludi ilucien sonte sicurta cout do'n zin

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selde tonte trote.

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Speaker 3: In the afternoon, Alodi and Lucien are sitting side by

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side in a narrow waiting room.

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Speaker 1: Lineur soon pale egne pigot du chi du.

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Speaker 3: The walls are pale, and a light flickers above them.

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Speaker 1: A postere de colorilla rapel de rectillon bon sonte pon olivere.

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Speaker 3: A faded poster, reminds them to stay healthy during winter.

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Speaker 1: Eludititnte de lira maguezin me contini du jeti di cou

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de llenxiever Lucia.

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Speaker 3: Alodi tries to read a magazine, but she keeps casting

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anxious glances at Lucien.

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Speaker 1: Bondanizeten li souvenire free.

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Speaker 3: While they wait memories surge.

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Speaker 1: De dispute de nundi de brescio di peci.

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Speaker 3: Arguments unspoken words wounds of the.

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Speaker 1: Past, Ucieno peprisster.

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Speaker 3: Lucien can no longer remain silent.

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Speaker 1: Is sou tourn vere Lodi.

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Speaker 3: He turns to a Lodi.

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Speaker 1: Gie fettigi de touguarde ponni dity di voman.

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Speaker 3: I'm tired of keeping everything to myself, he says in

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a trembling voice.

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Speaker 1: Titou souvien de problem vec monfre.

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Speaker 3: Do you remember the problems with my brother piu jou

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u teuta chen and that day when everything changed De

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lu de sou pierre. A Lodi sighs as saint sauveen

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treben she remembers very well.

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Speaker 1: E lucitreu vla citur dificille.

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Speaker 3: She also finds the situation difficult.

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Speaker 1: Outur du d'u trepascieta rod'ercurie.

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Speaker 3: Around them, other patients cast curious looks la tonsienment. The

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tension rises.

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Speaker 1: Uscience genevepou fiercurger admetel.

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Speaker 3: Lucien. I don't want to avoid these topics anymore. She admits,

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doi en parlis poor nell trebillen. We need to talk

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about it for our own sake.

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Speaker 1: Yemucuischene soun d'abordou luru come de cou de vci.

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Speaker 3: The words they exchange are painful at first, like blasts

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of icy wind.

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Speaker 1: De rousson, timo etiet miss scout. Un faint.

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Speaker 3: Resentments burst forth, but they finally listened to each other l'er.

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Speaker 1: Revoisse me linge lenand de seu transformondiello grevelletter.

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Speaker 3: Their voices blend, the unspoken words transform into revealing dialogues.

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Speaker 1: Finan mont le neitz sat parre.

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Speaker 3: Finally, the doctor appears.

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Speaker 1: Monsieur Licien, cetave.

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Speaker 3: Treteur, Monsieur Lucian, it's your turn.

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Speaker 1: D'ar le guebine a preniza mannnicieu le doctor suri.

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Speaker 3: In the office. After a thorough examination, the doctor smiles.

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Speaker 1: Prien de grave licien.

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Speaker 3: Nothing serious.

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Speaker 1: Lucien seg just de distress. It's just stress, Lucien sou

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pierre de suleagement.

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Speaker 3: Lucien sighs with relief.

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Speaker 1: Conte sorte le froissein remnt pousson.

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Speaker 3: When they leave, the cold air seems less heavy.

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Speaker 1: D'ar LaRue u vere lud.

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Speaker 3: In the street. He turns to a LOADI.

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Speaker 1: Merci de vere ti la mertille.

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Speaker 3: Thank you for being there. He murmurs, eluissouri and sourier

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recitt four. She smiles at him, a real smile this time,

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merci de v thank you for talking and vancebles. We're

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moving forward together.

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Speaker 1: Les flo contd surd.

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Speaker 3: The snowflakes fall gently around them.

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Speaker 1: I lentchi man la la man preer fontilev nier ra

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vecin comnice.

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Speaker 3: They return home, hand in hand, ready to face the

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future with regained communication.

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Speaker 2: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial

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

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then in English.

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Speaker 1: Laffinette, laffinette, leffinette, the window, bombi bombi oi fugged up,

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blue gardin, le gardin, le garradin, the garden, brocouvri, brocouvrie,

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rocouvrier to cover la couche, lat cush la couche, the layer,

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and Jie and jie and tie worried ertiob ertiob ertiurbe

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to disturb city, long city, long city, the anxiety, lapeer, lapeer, lappeer,

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the fear, blue sucre, le sircre, le sircre, the secret,

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La premidi, la premidi, la premidi.

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Speaker 3: The afternoon, La salle, la salle lassalle, the room, It's what,

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It's what, it's what, narrow bell, bell, pale, pale.

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Speaker 1: Pinte, pinte, pinte, the flicker, declare, declare, the color faded, lusauvenir,

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lu souvenir, le souvenir, the memory a phei a fui

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a phebe, the surge, la dispute, la dispute, la dispute,

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the argument, blondie blondie, noon di unspoken, le bla sieur,

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le blasieur, la bla sieur, the wound hti uti unti

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to hunt achisi akis si i kis see to nod

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lu passion, lu passion, lu passion, the patient uti uti

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mumti to rise latonsion, latonsion, latonscien. The tensions rossantimo rossan timo,

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resentments to rugue, to urugue, to rouge, mignieturelexa main lixamin

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ligixa man, the examination, lue, sulagement, lu sulagement, lu sulagement,

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the relief.

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