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

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Paris where love, redemption, and new beginnings converge atop the

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Eiffel Tower.

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Speaker 1: Lilionniere de Paris, briec and disitoal Rivell, Palfo de Rivere,

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la tourre fell magestiusi legante subresse avonfreslle ajouta etienne nerve

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me de termini, gette, la monte de Plemont de las

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cnceur Seteso noir kuill a changel r Villeportu, jour Plemont,

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smel javonteur ilide, the visite latour Pareni, vernald la rporte

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de joi, toun di Keellmerveller, Jupanno Rama parisian Ettiene tante

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de Calmeili that's more freenetic do santerre samandis said discrets

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moments a pouche bo very hill and roucisier repose ilvuletus

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am mon sour parfe Melodesta have a daughter pla also

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me etiene a Persian visage familie, Pamela, foul Jeu Sonancia, Nnide,

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university ettega Mont present laranitier repri and coudare abrictapra in dispute,

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no resolution lettre de tien so sera the vettiliniores at

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nquent rue frontello passe jeu Etonine, Saurian Saprussia li souvenir

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ro fir surface is changer de polites, says Tante Clement

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curious prestell car Lisobe servon saint Compande, so luciele tolis

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de Paris Etienne prine decision, he need the cotesic conte

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a bordas le sugedrica jeu iletin de Paris, ditil saint

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Plemont like conversationionfi dificile, marinette le lleux confre disipeer lenondit

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ruveren found demo allor Coloratian so termine juliposas and Roger

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so le mand etienne voient parinadvertons liclia sup til de

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leno avecan surier comprice julmrmire etienne no lessriengesche so mormo

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aveximo etien santis a confierenced Rennette Lemons leads you pity

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on the curiosity that tante e tela sentral do Sonini

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versus sola etien saprocha del le tier reggi a robbers

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merecure ye commensa clemence the pit juterran contre cha gurret

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nouve lavantur in n genu at the nolapeted, what the

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vulo blu pillogely crowned in prome stermel the tu partages

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tutiso trevecmo the tonson la sarrette pi avex de la

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joi quandez you plement social attet we graduate chapon de

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celere meme le front lacin puve para radio la chal

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de setansta la reconciler a vexiula joute in not the

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satisfaction are st ni deja special etien a priceue PARFOI

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come frontello passi puve nons more pisilitani si for cilia

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future le tourre fell temntsilancieur meri cltente couvena non detour

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pa la maggie de l ver Parisia.

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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 1: Pleniere de Paris, brie con disitoi revell pa le freie

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de rivere.

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Speaker 3: The lights of barill shone like stars awakened by the

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winter cold.

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Speaker 1: Le tourre fell magestieu zilligant, sous dresse, vicletente contre la nielle.

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Speaker 3: The Tura fell, majestic and elegant, stood brilliantly against the

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icy night.

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Speaker 1: En vnfresu fa la rille ajout la last.

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Speaker 3: A fresh wind blew over the city, adding to the

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excitement of the moment.

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Speaker 1: Etienne nerve me di termini gullete la monte de pierments

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de la sensur.

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Speaker 3: Etien nervous but determined, watched for Crimos as arrival from

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the elevator.

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Speaker 1: Cite su soi hillele gene la ville portoujour.

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Speaker 3: Tonight was the night he would change their lives forever.

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Speaker 1: Pierre mon Se melisaventeur ili di de risiti, le tour

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parini vernel, la rn porte de joi.

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Speaker 3: Crimos loved adventures, and the idea of visiting the tower

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on a winter night filled her with joy.

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Speaker 1: Ton quell nervelle gipeno rama parisien tien tnte de tell

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meiri bats monfrinit de snterre.

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Speaker 3: While she marveled at the Parisian panorama. Etienne tried to

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calm the frantic beating of his heart.

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Speaker 1: Saint Manelisee discretemndmn sin bouche poor vere hile rucisieur poise.

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Speaker 3: His hand discreetly slipped into his pocket to check the

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ring resting there.

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Speaker 1: Ill voulet qui su mormon sour parfe.

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Speaker 3: He wanted this moment to be perfect Me ludista a ved,

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but fate had other plans.

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Speaker 1: OUs me etien a Percieri.

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Speaker 3: Ful At the top, Aten spotted a familiar face among

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the crowd.

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Speaker 1: Jeu son Niversitison.

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Speaker 3: Jill, his former university friend, was also there.

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Speaker 1: Le Renier re pri Andre dispute.

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Speaker 3: Their friendship had abruptly halted after an unresolved argument.

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Speaker 1: Lettre de tien sousera.

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Speaker 3: Aten's heart tightened.

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Speaker 1: Du vettilli till persi.

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Speaker 3: Should he ignore this encounter or confront the past?

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Speaker 1: Jeu suri sa Prussia.

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Speaker 3: Gill, surprised but smiling, approached him.

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Speaker 1: Lis souvenir u firsurface.

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Speaker 3: Memories resurfaced is Chener de bulititent. They exchanged hesitant pleasantries.

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Speaker 1: Puierrements curious Preestelli care lisupe servon sen com.

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Speaker 3: Prime Clemaus curious stayed aside, watching them without understanding.

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Speaker 1: Souluicielli touilli de Paris, Etienne crin di sisium.

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Speaker 3: Under the starry sky of Bahill, Etien made a decision.

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Speaker 1: Enid de courtisi contier borde lu siege di rica.

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Speaker 3: He set aside his fears and approached the delicate subject jeu.

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Speaker 1: Illeten de Paris dity saint Purmont.

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Speaker 3: Jules. It's time to talk, he said, simply, Le converse

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sienfidficille marinette. The conversation was difficult, but honest, Le lleu

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confi di si perre. The old conflicts dissipated.

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Speaker 1: Lenunditru veren found de moud.

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Speaker 3: The unspoken words finally found a voice.

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Speaker 1: All clarion sou termine jullposa son reguer so la manditien

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voill paint verton seletia sutil lenud.

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Speaker 3: As their exchange concluded, Jill glanced at Aten's hand, inadvertently

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catching the subtle sparkle of the ring A ve.

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Speaker 1: Can surer conprice jumurra etien ne les frien yes chismo.

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Speaker 3: With a knowing smile. Joe murmured to Atene, don't let

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anything ruin this moment.

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Speaker 1: A vex simoud etien sontice conference renette.

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Speaker 3: With those words, Atien felt his confidence return.

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Speaker 1: Pimence lisieu pitien de curiousity detente sent tral de sonnini

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versus soir la.

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Speaker 3: Clemaus. Her eyes, sparkling with curiosity and anticipation, was the

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center of his universe.

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Speaker 1: That night, Etien sa prouche del le cai regi.

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Speaker 3: Etien approached her feeling light hearted.

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Speaker 1: Avrai bass mere siurie icomosa clemens de piquegetern concre chajioureti

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nouve la vonieur.

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Speaker 3: In a low but assured voice, he began clements. Since

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the day I met you, every day has been a

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new adventure.

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Speaker 1: Y nien jeu nouet de noor, la petit bot de

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vulo bucilloge les condin pome cittermel.

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Speaker 3: He knelt down, untying the small blue velvet box that

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held the promise of forever.

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Speaker 1: Virtu parteigituquisu tre vecmo.

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Speaker 3: Will you share all the others with me?

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Speaker 1: Le tonson lea sarete.

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Speaker 3: Time seemed to stand still.

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Speaker 1: Pi a vex di la de joi coun dillieux pierre

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monsuchell et tete ui radieu chapon de seiler.

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Speaker 3: Then, with tears of joy at the corners of her eyes,

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Cremos nodded a radiant yes, escaping her lips.

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Speaker 1: Meme le von decuve fradier la chele de sets.

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Speaker 3: Even the icy wind couldn't cool the warmth of that moment.

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Speaker 1: La rey concilier sie veggi la joute not de sertisfaction

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setni de jespiciel.

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Speaker 3: The reconciliation with Gille added a note of satisfaction to

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an already special night.

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Speaker 1: Etiena prique bar four conferntille passive nons more pisilitni sier

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fsili ria fuitur.

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Speaker 3: Etien learned that sometimes confronting the past cannot only ease tensions,

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but also strengthen future.

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Speaker 1: Bond Le touri fell te montsilancieustente couve non desti Le

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maggie de l vere Parisia.

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Speaker 3: The Turi fell, a silent yet brilliant witness, now sheltered,

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two stories linked by the magic of the Parisian winter.

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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.

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Speaker 1: English billignere, billignere, lilugner, hits, lisitoel, lisitoal lisitual.

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Speaker 3: Stars, le froix, le froix, le froix, cold, magisteuse, magistuse, maggiestieu, majestic, le,

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lev phone, live, wind, Let's sites, Let's sites, you, lets you, excitement.

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Speaker 5: Lesson, sir lesson, sir, lestson, elevator, Lisa Vonteur, lisavonteur, Lisa Voneur, adventures,

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Blue care le care, the care Heart, Leno, Leno, Leno, ring, Blue,

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This down, La this down, l down, faith, let me tee,

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let me t let me ti, friendship, ladd dispute, la dispute,

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lad dispute, argument.

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Speaker 1: Blea, can't blea, can't lie, can't fierce.

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Speaker 3: Blue, blue, lege, subject.

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Speaker 1: Affronte, affronte, affronte, confront, blue comfix, bluecomfix, l comfix, conflict, blemeux,

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blemoux lemoux words.

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Speaker 3: Blue, surier, lu surier, le surier.

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Speaker 1: Smile, la confience, la conference, la confiance, confidence, buinivere leinievere

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leuniver universe, savoix, savoi savoix, no, la promise, la promise,

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la promise, promise, le laram le Larme les larme, tears, Lachois, Lajois,

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la choi Joy, laryconciiec laryconciriection, Larry conciries, reconciliation, litonsiux, litonsion,

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litensioux tensions, Lila Lyen, Liva bonds, cilancieus cilanceus cilanceus silent,

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Le timouix, le timouin, le timouix witness.

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