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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll journey through a winter in Monmatra

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where an art student and a composer find serendipitous inspiration

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in a cafes warm embrace.

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Speaker 6: Mont Martre, Nivere and Maggi, particulier, Learr Paves and couverte,

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dinfinkush deneg y le Basilik di secrequerve evek magestis your Paris, Satisi,

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Nanzankfi and Nepala artistic di Guerti cucoms not Tristoire Yucia

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and Jeannie tidiononar pus re portod cafe and Capdaan's piassion

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La Chell like a commanview companion, lenieur sun Tournai, the

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panteusicletant elder de enois Re and baume laires qua sun Carne,

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the croppier a lama Rodhardo Leslie if you need the pier,

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the lot recoated de la salle, Elodie perdidancy, partition Elle

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la sauvan emol energy, creative, tifflert darlaire Neogiorgi cercocheus monk

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La music, Kelly Quenell with some prepassy vibrant Matthieu, appropriatord

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cafe observe the Siduqi Reguillier iconnel or PreO pi passion

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Avecan Suri ronquin ill report in Wisson showed esperant le

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destin fast we arrest this young commands like hockey. Levisago

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told the Louis stress general mont vife pressI meojor d

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really some regist he love lays youd chroas sodlod eval

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a partisan complex, the viriley la consumtracions for some visage

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and tregue i laproche sell the mappe Lucia detail a

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ve cancer timid just visited the honors dunique with some

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Leosian cat Dan's piassium elo d Love lays you surprize

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yellow d deterel do small the composed de la music

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measure to de moi parfois ipa do lar proge do

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lar passion, Lucia rimont resecrocky Ylo d visual in melody,

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the conversations and Precladiri and Courajemo Lucian in it and

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sell nouvell procedessa and Spirripali not de lodi angeur elodisu

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de sida juo Milo de cafe some music educe may

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plan demotion letillen sarete perecute, lucian creon, omma capturset and

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stomagic larsasaurncunt cele ensemble, finan moon, Lussian complaints, some partfolio, santrasole,

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Mormon partages is, pontanai, eloditrovin conference renouve don sa music

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elosan fans prod and public avecu sa laraniti grandi check, conversation,

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re colaboration, norilla creation, Ussian comprinc laretu signalisa perfection in

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alexamperation men elodicio, monte sedute grass sela confien felicien ensean

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ildicular passe monte quelusistoi d'redd connection.

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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 6: Montmartre, honivere and maggi particulier.

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Speaker 3: Momarta in winter has a particular magic.

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Speaker 6: Leri perveson couverte dinfin couche dene i ll besilic di

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sec requierve evic maggesticiur Paris.

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Speaker 3: The cobblestone streets are covered with a fine layer of snow,

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and the Basilik du Saccaca watches over Paris with majesty.

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Speaker 6: Said tissi dancin cafe and nipa la martistic di querti

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c co monsn tristois.

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Speaker 3: It is here, in a cafe animated by the artistic

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soul of the neighborhood, that our story begins.

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Speaker 6: Ucien angeannidia pours porte di cuefillenquetda.

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Speaker 3: Spiracion lucien, a young art student pushes open the cafe

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door in search of inspiration.

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Speaker 1: La che leur la cay comieu compeignon.

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Speaker 3: The warmth greets him like an old companion.

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Speaker 1: Le nur son touri de pancios cretan elud'r de y

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noisrie en baume laire.

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Speaker 3: The walls are adorned with vibrant paintings, and the smell

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of pastries fills the air.

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Speaker 1: Yes so Nansen cooin son canet de crepierre le'm main

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regerndizelli illugni de pill.

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Speaker 3: He sits in a corner, sketch book in hand, watching

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the comings and goings of the patrons de.

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Speaker 6: L'uo tre couti de la sale eludi perdiden se partisciu.

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Speaker 3: On the other side of the room, Eledee is lost

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in her sheet music.

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Speaker 6: El la sauvon emmalyi neergitre ti quiffet d'a ler.

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Speaker 3: She is there often loving the creative energy that floats

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in the.

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Speaker 1: Air neodi que coucheus mon.

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Speaker 3: But today something is missing.

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Speaker 1: Le mus Luisson Brant.

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Speaker 3: The music she is composing doesn't seem vibrant enough to her.

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Speaker 1: Mathieu le proprie del Diquefi observesi du pierre Reguill.

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Speaker 3: Macio. The cafe owner observes his two regular customers.

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Speaker 1: Ico Nella Priu qui pascion.

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Speaker 3: He knows their concerns.

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Speaker 1: A ve can suri ncuin i le raportinois sencheudes Esperoncle

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destain fasur rests.

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Speaker 3: With a sly smile. He brings them a hot drink,

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hoping that destiny will do the rest.

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Speaker 1: Luisien cour mon sacro quilli ris jouteau de ri.

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Speaker 3: Lucien starts sketching the faces around him.

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Speaker 6: Citre gene ral montvi fe preci Reenluisson reg just.

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Speaker 3: His lines are usually sharp and precise, but today nothing

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seems right to him.

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Speaker 1: Ille Lisieux vi re gercrois sous de laud.

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Speaker 3: He looks up and his gaze meets a laudes ivo.

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Speaker 6: La partisian complex de voie le la consin racion so

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soon visge.

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Speaker 3: He sees the complex sheet music in front of her

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and the concentration on her face.

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Speaker 1: N triguer i la proche.

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Speaker 3: Intrigued, he approaches her.

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Speaker 6: Serieux gemappel Lucien, Diti le veca surde.

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Speaker 3: Hi i'm Lucien, he says, with a shy Smileona, I'm

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an art students Dnique, I'm looking for something unique.

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Speaker 1: Vousson le usien quet de spirecion.

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Speaker 3: You also seem to be in search of inspiration.

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Speaker 1: Elud Le's lisieux sieur PRIs.

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Speaker 3: Ilody looks up, surprised.

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Speaker 1: Josieur elud dieter d'u sment.

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Speaker 3: I'm melodie, she says, gently.

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Speaker 1: GIU compose de la nisique.

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Speaker 3: I compose music meijiu d'ut de moi par foi, but

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I sometimes doubt myself.

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Speaker 1: Ipa de la proge de l'a passion.

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Speaker 3: They talk about their projects, their passions.

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Speaker 6: Lucien ri Montroscroupi elud lugouin Neludi.

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Speaker 3: Lucien shows her his sketches. Iledi plays him a melody.

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Speaker 6: Le Converseescien so entricre de rie reen cour regement.

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Speaker 3: Their conversations are lively, phil with laughter and encouragement.

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Speaker 6: Lucien son ntensel nouvel posi di sin en spiripari no

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de lud.

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Speaker 3: Lucien feels a new spark for his drawings, inspired by

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Illorus notes.

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Speaker 1: Anjour iludicu de sid juill millu di guefi.

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Speaker 3: One day, Ilodi decides to play in the middle of

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the cafe.

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Speaker 1: Semus que dus nes plein de mousien.

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Speaker 3: Her music is gentle but full of emotion.

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Speaker 1: Le quillen sa rete furrecuti.

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Speaker 3: The patron stopped to listen.

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Speaker 6: Ucien crellon main captiosetns tom magique.

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Speaker 3: Lucien pencil in hand captures this magical moment.

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Speaker 1: Lesar surn count sele ren sble.

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Speaker 3: Their arts meet and elevate each other.

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Speaker 6: Finan Mont Lucien concrete sen Portfourlio san trisils monment partegi

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is fontagni.

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Speaker 3: Eventually, Lucien completes his portfolio centered on shared and spontaneous moments.

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Speaker 6: Eluditrouvin confience renouve non saint misique.

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Speaker 3: Ilodi finds renewed confidence in her music.

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Speaker 1: Elo sen fransu prodion pebrique veccice.

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Speaker 3: She finally dares to perform in public successfully.

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Speaker 6: L'a reni grandhi chech converse si coula boracion nouri la crecion.

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Speaker 3: Their friendship grows each conversation and collaboration, nourishing their creations.

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Speaker 6: Lucien compn gu la retucinali san perfilixanterrac men.

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Speaker 3: Lucien understands that art is also in imperfections and human interactions.

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Speaker 1: Eludiciur mont si dut grace le confience pirrie flicien.

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Speaker 3: Iledee overcomes her doubts thanks to the confidence. Lucia offers her.

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Speaker 6: Ensan idicour claar ne passein monttue tondidielle meusi nistois d'on

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tredd connection.

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Speaker 3: Together, they discover that art is not just an individual quest,

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but also a story of mutual support and connection.

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Speaker 4: To Day's vocabulary words are coming up right after this

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

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then in English.

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Speaker 6: Le bezyrique, le bezyrique, le bezy rique, the basilica, Le magisti,

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le magiesti, le magisti, the majesty leri pavi leripavi leri pavi.

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Speaker 3: The cobblestone streets.

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Speaker 1: La chelle, la chelle, la chelere, the warmth le Can

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de corooquie, Le can de cooquie, le carnet de coquie.

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The sketchbook lis lli Iveni, lis lli iveni, lislli ivenni.

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Speaker 3: The Comings and Goings.

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Speaker 6: Litartisian Litartisian, littartsiu, the sheet music lineerge creative lennerge, creative

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lenerg creative, the creative energy Li suri renqua, le suri

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ren quin, le SuRie ren couix, The slight smile, lipilla, lipillon, liquillon,

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The patrons La consent rascian, la consint rascian, la consint rascian,

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The concentration, las piracion, las piracium, las piracio, the inspiration

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letiion article lyon littidion on the art student, La composition

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like composition, like composition, the composition, Le proge, le proge,

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le proge, the project, Lapassion, Lapassion, lapassion, the passion, La meludi,

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la melodi, la melod the melody lesson couragemon, lesson couragemon,

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lesson couragemon, The encouragement litoncelle lettoncelle letancelle, the spark, Limousiu, limousion,

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limos u, the emotion, Le proprietre, le proprietre, le propriet there.

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Speaker 3: The owner, lea it lea it leed, the pursuit.

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Speaker 1: Ludissin, ludissin, ludissin, The drawing, blante rection, lante rection, lante recciu,

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the interaction Blu d'eut, lu dut l d'eux, The doubt,

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La confiance, la confiance, la confiance, the confidence, blentrede, lantrede, l'ontrede,

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the mutual support, lacreescion lacreecium, lacre escium, The creation, La martistique,

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la artistique, lam artistique, the artistic soul, lix ploracium, lix ploracium,

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lix ploracium, the exploration.

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