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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll unravel a tale of delightful missteps

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as Atan's Halloween takes a turn for the unexpectedly magnificent,

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proving that true magic lies in community and chaos.

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Speaker 1: Da la be comino ti si curisi a la proche

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de luin it's te de termini, ivuleques ameison so la pribelle,

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la priusy freente de tute jesperent portell prid, la meme

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core netun super spar camprevi, the tiena vebuku do decoracion,

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the citru uminus, the fontem suspondiu, the twelve arene Gents

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tmbisieux larmeson, brie deja donil fei, rodge de surcier de

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sclet anime Etien Saurier planned the conference Genetan cell Dedu

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brill answers you Amata and Soli dutton Etienne commensal metros,

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decoracion o pass problem in atni a paris an itur

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curiu a tiripai decoracion, surgi de larbre is sotasio and

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twelve a regnier la fasbe eten superra passen care mermi

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ratil trieter sesamei sofi a ute valide sophie the enthusiast

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may the tonounce a tributis solifice u contali the tedist

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reperchette bride lary ensemble ifor mariny keep chaotic measure use

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fregardo set citrui, seeks clamericam puantin di dua in citrui

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liquiae a verrulee solapluse etenrie memsi alanterio deli imputted word

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is equi per deelo control leave de lawin laid decoracie

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form so pondan licurae saretepa.

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Speaker 5: Il denue delunier.

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Speaker 1: Versee de fonteue eteni sayed do restic calm mediate tantie

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p le grand soira river leison font de guerte vetue,

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the costume colore tarcorele rue la russia do bomble et

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en sophie e lucalimer to tridico assume sete magic lemison

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brie madrec cu the taid place paliciae messuda andrero conti

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le curia battaline paraccident a fred artifis do gardin lefusi

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illininei le ciel Levois, Sortier, povalo, spectacle previ etene Saurier,

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memsi soonete balouplan leve en vailari leison fan a prodice

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setele caux mean cau manifique, alfando la soiree lessor denis

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at vanches.

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Speaker 5: Etienne bilsavean prix.

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Speaker 1: Papoula mayor maison de corre, maple la maison, la pus

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ameison etien real ezaculev res pri da Luini, the tsi bellerier,

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partage Louis, sophie e lucredar deer ralun satisfa etienna veta prique,

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couchu da port le secre de la ree citricit paro

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de la perfection de la joi partagie veg dizenni cete

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la remagi de luines.

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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: De la bas co minu ti sicicurisi a la proche

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de luines itiennite di termini.

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Speaker 3: In the beautiful gated community. As Halloween approached, Etienne was

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determined I.

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Speaker 1: Vu lequ sa meisun sou la prie belle la prisi

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frellen de tute.

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Speaker 3: He wanted his house to be the most beautiful, the

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scariest of all.

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Speaker 5: Yesperre n portellu pri de la maya meisun de corre.

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Speaker 3: He hoped to win the best decorated house prize.

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Speaker 5: Neetun supassee pa combre.

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Speaker 3: But not everything went as planned.

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Speaker 5: Etienna ve bucu de di corracion.

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Speaker 4: E.

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Speaker 3: Chien had many decorations.

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Speaker 5: De sitrulluminus, de fontsuson de tid.

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Speaker 3: Re, lighted pumpkins, hanging ghosts, giant spider webs, ness.

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Speaker 5: Vicieux.

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Speaker 3: But his neighbors were ambitious too.

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Speaker 1: Le remeisson brier deja du nil fi de surcier re duescuillet.

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Speaker 3: Their houses were already glowing, brightly, filled with witches and

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animated skeletons.

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Speaker 1: Etien surier clan de conference sell derisieux.

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Speaker 3: Etienne smiled full of confidence, but a spark of doubt

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shone in his eyes.

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Speaker 1: Ameta soli d'utn eienn comosa metre di cose.

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Speaker 3: On a sunny autumn morning, Echien began to set up

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his decorations meme pari, but an unexpected problem appeared.

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Speaker 1: Anituri curieu atiripali di cooracion surgi de.

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Speaker 3: La A curious squirrel, attracted by the decorations, sprang from the.

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Speaker 5: Tree yutasiur intoi d' regnier le fus.

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Speaker 3: It jumped onto a spider web, causing it to fall.

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Speaker 5: Etien supirat etienne side tassen cur not again me miurra

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till he murmured trita la raj sizemi soufi rugvari di.

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Speaker 3: Later in the day, his friends Sofie and Luke came

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to help him.

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Speaker 5: Soufi te tntuzieste ne vets a tribuci so le fics.

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Speaker 3: Sofie was enthusiastic, but had a tendency to trip over

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the wires.

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Speaker 1: Uc contelistre pachete bris de larie.

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Speaker 3: Looc, on the other hand, was distracted by every noise

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on the street.

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Speaker 1: Ensmere ifon mari nquit chio tique megeoillouse.

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Speaker 3: Together they formed a chaotic but joyful team.

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Speaker 5: Freguard de se citruix. Look at this pumpkin six gremill

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con putdo in citruix quiriquiae verruli.

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Speaker 3: So laplouse, exclaimed lic, pointing at a pumpkin. The squirrel

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had rolled onto the lawn.

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Speaker 1: Etien rille meme sieur lanterie de l in pettitoui di

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sequi per de lu control.

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Speaker 3: Etienne laughed, even though inside him a small voice said

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they were losing control.

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Speaker 5: Leave de luin le diicuraci fme.

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Speaker 3: The night before Halloween, the decorations were taking.

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Speaker 5: Shape soupondan licurainus a retepa.

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Speaker 3: However, the squirrel did not stop.

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Speaker 5: Illinue de lunier ren versee de fonteune.

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Speaker 3: It untied lights and knocked over ghosts.

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Speaker 5: Etienni selle do restquelme misi te tier.

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Speaker 3: Etienne tried to stay calm, but he was worried pi

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le corn soira riva. Then the big night arrived lisson fon.

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Speaker 5: Di querti vitidu Christian coloree parcour rele rue la roussiers

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du bombe.

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Speaker 3: The neighborhood children, dressed in colorful costumes, roamed the streets

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in search of candy.

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Speaker 5: Etienne soufi eluce li neer tu ti di cooracion.

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Speaker 3: Etienne, Sofie and Luke turned on all the decorations.

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Speaker 5: Cite magique.

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Speaker 3: It was magical.

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Speaker 1: Le messuon briller malgriquerque ditai di a liquiae.

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Speaker 3: The house shone brightly, despite a few details displaced by the.

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Speaker 5: Squirrel Messuda and creiro ton Ti.

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Speaker 3: But suddenly a scream rang.

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Speaker 5: Out licuriaee vettelnepa fudr tiis.

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Speaker 3: The squirrel had accidentally set off a firework in the garden.

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Speaker 5: Le fusilline lucielle.

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Speaker 3: The rockets lit up the sky.

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Speaker 5: Livois en sortierpou va lu specte care.

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Speaker 3: The neighbors came out to see the unexpected show.

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Speaker 5: Etien sourier, memin.

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Speaker 3: Etienne smiled even if it wasn't the plan.

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Speaker 5: Le Vin vai Lari.

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Speaker 3: Laughter filled the street.

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Speaker 5: Lissonfor a pudice.

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Speaker 3: The children applauded.

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Speaker 5: Setyl tau me'en geux mani chique.

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Speaker 3: It was chaos, but a magnificent chaos.

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Speaker 5: A la fend de la soiree Lisa Genizetta Vauchisitiene.

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Speaker 3: At the end of the evening, the organizers came to

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a Ciennes.

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Speaker 5: House biseveen prix.

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Speaker 3: They had a prize parpo.

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Speaker 1: La maya maison de courree ne pour la maison la

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puiser maison.

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Speaker 3: Not for the best decorated house. But for the most

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fun house.

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Speaker 1: Etienne real lizac cle rees prit de Luini t tici

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vallier Bartegi.

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Speaker 3: Etienne realized that the true spirit of Halloween was here

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in the shared laughter.

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Speaker 5: Ui sofi elucreder de la lune satis fe.

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Speaker 3: He Sofie and Luke looked at the moon, satisfied.

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Speaker 1: Etienna veta prique couchus la port lisu gre de larie,

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citrisite parfois de lam perfection de le jour par vigdismi.

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Speaker 3: Echien had learned something important. The secret to success sometimes

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lies in imperfection and the joy shared with friends.

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Speaker 5: Cite laremaggi delluin.

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Speaker 3: That was the real magic of Halloween.

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

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

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Speaker 1: Lecominute, lecominute, lecumnuti the community de termini, de termini di

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termini determined le prix, le prix, le prix, the prize decito, luninus,

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dicit ninus de situ lunin news, whited pumpkins.

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Speaker 5: The phoneonge, the phone, the phontosius, pongee hanging ghosts, the twelve,

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The twelve, the twelve, giant spider webs O monsieur obissieux

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bisu ambitious Brie, Brie Brie, to glow. The skillet sennime,

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the skillet sendime, the skillet nimi animated skeletons du dut

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due the doubt, the problem, the problem, the problem.

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Speaker 3: The problem.

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Speaker 5: Cure you, cur YOUU, cure you.

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Speaker 3: Curious merm to murmur, enthusiasts, enthusias, enthusiasts, enthusiastic.

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Speaker 5: Tribution, tribuch tribute, the.

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Speaker 3: Trip, this tree, this trae, this tree, distracted.

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Speaker 5: Keeotic ceotic, karoti, chaotic, jueyu jueyu, juey yu, joyful prier

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prier prier to laugh, the plus, the plus c the

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pls c to this place. De nue denue, de nue

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turn tie ban versi, bon versi, baron versi.

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Speaker 3: To knock over bli me ali ma al may to

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set off.

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Speaker 5: Luffed artifis luffed, artifis lu fedartifis the firework.

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Speaker 1: Lefusi, leffusi fu see the rockets dilimini imini to light up,

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ampriv you, ampriv you, appriv.

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Speaker 5: You unexpected apoudi apoudi apud to applaud loiter the organizer, Amiso, Amiso,

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amiso fun.

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