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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll unravel a hidden family secret amid

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Parisian Christmas magic as three friends embark on a thrilling

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Speaker 1: Lelunier Santi solard' rivoli paris a nivere, magic curtel, Eluise Mathieu,

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Julien Santacia and table dank fi charmond dueur lejeon marchevite

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another year long beyond the chall Rouse, the cafe show,

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the Pattistridia and his retable, Le Fenetro de cafes and

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coverted in finn couch dejivre, the Leire de till rachawf Atmosphere,

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Elois Curious Barnacture observed to l m res rodes enign

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Acote del Mathieu, prid m refucher ra Vandagier, Julian, Louis

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a tueri para sancesscla show Conti Louis remark calcucious, Detente Siolar,

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table and vieu Marseaul de papier Pi sne Palamonie set

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in letterderde sex Claime, Louis onto Nolo Papier, Matthew, francisci

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pe tetrituson Maria detail mezze, Louis Melicut pas Hello laette,

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les moos tempe ferce set in inignes, detail of the enthusiasm,

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Julian Purieu, Lipado, Suson nepole lallettropad ace gredophony detail Lesiubria,

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Elois zod or semester a squelche larvie Matthew Supierre set

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in pertod' tom Elouise, mezzella deja PRIs a decision vene

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andois a voire ditegus Julian Antrenepalenergi delouis a dacor matheur

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is it meli suis le trio su lesandis Jacques mode

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laalette rete in piers de pazzel noel a proche le

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tempress lombions de pariser festive me Louis sol pression Lenin

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maliconji a money Moore historique, Saphoma poisants address du von rogardo,

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la bat Cregulia and porton didis eloise approach truve and

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compartian cashe a latter yere and docuimo atom set and

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sucresciolar for me aliin blis the campersonage celebra delestoi leisamis

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soon fascine elois suri emu, la decouverte in surprise meusian

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cado is surround counte cass crele aproche rondo cafe is

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the Sant Prisini ensemble is celebral lave de noel and

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in the fatties atom eloise a pronam portance diitravani, keep mathieu,

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rosprintre paromister egilien, conprin quills, bond' rificera, vendagier, don sequefie

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de lar ye de' rivouli, entourre de niri d'urrierre i

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sou sanchizu, la magie de noelo, perre le pacie, ilu

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pres en sintreleas creer and nouvellistoire, raconte, dinistoil de fernie

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de sucre uide, tradiscion.

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Speaker 3: Roetruvell Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any part

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you may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Lelunier sainti so larie d' rivouli.

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Speaker 3: The lights twinkle on the Rue de rivoalais.

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Speaker 1: Paris a niver re magique sieurtur.

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Speaker 3: Noel Barhi in winter is magical, especially at Christmas.

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Speaker 1: El Louise, Mathieu, Julien sontes siller entables d'en cauefre charmond.

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Speaker 4: E.

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Speaker 3: Louise, Matio and Julie are seated at a table in

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a charming cafe du le jean marcheteur de le fro. Outside,

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people walk quickly to avoid the cold a.

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Speaker 1: L'an terrier l'anience de chele rouse.

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Speaker 3: Inside, the atmosphere is warm Di te.

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Speaker 1: Fichuri di pettisri dea nis table.

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Speaker 3: Hot coffee and pastries adorn the tables.

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Speaker 1: Le Fenetre di te fi son couverte d finn couche

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de givre.

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Speaker 3: The cafe windows are covered with a thin layer of frost.

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Speaker 1: De dont le rire de tillen re cheu fletemus fere.

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Speaker 3: Occasionally, the laughter of customers warms the atmosphere.

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Speaker 1: Eluise curious, Barnetieu observed.

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Speaker 3: Eloise curious by nature, observes everything.

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Speaker 1: El m risudred zinne.

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Speaker 3: She loves solving puzzles.

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Speaker 1: Acreti del Mathieu yem.

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Speaker 3: Next to her. Machio is cautious and likes to think

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Speaker 1: Julien rei at.

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Speaker 3: Julia, on the other hand, always has too much energy.

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Speaker 1: Yip sences.

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Speaker 3: He talks incessantly.

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Speaker 1: Siro conte luis a remark.

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Speaker 3: They sip their hot chocolate. When Iluise notices something strange, Si.

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Speaker 1: Le table and vieu marsul de pepi pi.

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Speaker 3: On their table, an old piece of paper is folded.

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Speaker 1: Sonepele migni.

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Speaker 3: It's not the menu setu let, it is a letter.

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Speaker 1: Regardi look six cuiamey luis mon.

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Speaker 3: Pepier, exclaims Elouise, while holding the paper.

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Speaker 1: Mathieu freni.

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Speaker 3: Machia furrows his brows.

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Speaker 1: Pete tre cusuneria ditil.

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Speaker 3: Maybe it's nothing, he says.

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Speaker 1: Maisi Luise neli cuttin.

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Speaker 3: But Eloise doesn't listen to him. Delt She opens the letter.

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Speaker 1: Les MoU son tampu fesci. The words are a bit faded, setnign.

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Speaker 3: It's a puzzle.

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Speaker 1: Dite la vecntusis, she says excitedly. Julien turieu itta de sill.

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Speaker 3: Julie curious reads over her shoulder.

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Speaker 1: Le let trel sucre de ferni ditaeil lisiubria.

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Speaker 3: The letter speaks of a family secret, she says, her

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eyes shining.

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Speaker 1: Eluis versudo sustere.

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Speaker 3: Elouise wants to solve this mystery.

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Speaker 1: A sancue so lauch l ville.

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Speaker 3: She feels it could change their lives.

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Speaker 1: Mathieu sou pierre se tin perte d'u ton.

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Speaker 3: Eluise mateosize it's a waste of time. Elouise mais le

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deja price decision, but she's already made up her mind.

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Speaker 1: Vinet endois savoie.

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Speaker 3: Come on, we must find out ditejism, she says joyfully.

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Speaker 1: Julien antrinepagi de luise e deco.

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Speaker 3: Julia, carried along by Eloise as energy, agrees.

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Speaker 1: Mathieuisitu meli suix.

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Speaker 3: Matio hesitates, but follows them.

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Speaker 1: Le trio siu les aie.

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Speaker 3: The trio follows the clues.

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Speaker 1: Jacques MoU de la le tre tin piers de perseel.

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Speaker 3: Every word in the letter is a piece of the puzzle.

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Speaker 1: Noel la proche lu ten prece.

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Speaker 3: Christmas is approaching. Time is pressing.

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Speaker 1: Lo'nience de parier festive may Louise so la prescion.

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Speaker 3: The atmosphere in Bahi is festive, but Ilouise feels the pressure.

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Speaker 1: Le nie milicundi a monie moisturique.

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Speaker 3: The puzzle leads them to a historical monument.

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Speaker 1: Sefon m poissont soudres du vent.

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Speaker 3: Its imposing form stands before them.

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Speaker 1: Re reguer de la bas Cregilia and potdis.

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Speaker 3: Look over there, shouts Julia, pointing.

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Speaker 1: Eluise a procitauvain compartichi.

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Speaker 3: Iluise approaches and finds a hidden compartment a.

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Speaker 1: La terrier and quimo attin.

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Speaker 3: Inside a document awaits sittan.

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Speaker 1: Se crecio la ferni alien blis ye vecam personnage celebro

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de ristois.

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Speaker 3: It's a secret about their family, a forgotten link to

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a famous historical figure.

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Speaker 1: Lisa Nisson fascine.

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Speaker 3: The friends are fascinated.

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Speaker 1: Eluise souris in.

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Speaker 3: Eluise smiles, moved la de.

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Speaker 1: Couvert te tin surprise meusien caudu.

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Speaker 3: The discovery is a surprise, but also.

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Speaker 1: A gift diurnde conte c susure.

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Speaker 3: They realize this secret brings them closer.

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Speaker 1: Hentl cafe is sussan Pricini.

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Speaker 3: Returning to the cafe, they feel more united.

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Speaker 1: Ensemble is celebro la ve de nouel.

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Speaker 3: Together they celebrate Christmas.

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Speaker 1: Eve and jini de fetie.

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Speaker 3: A festive dinner Awaits them.

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Speaker 1: Eluise a pont rai.

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Speaker 3: Quip Iluise learns the importance of teamwork.

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Speaker 1: Matieuros pnre paroister.

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Speaker 3: Matio dares to take part in the mystery.

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Speaker 1: Jillian conn Quillier.

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Speaker 3: And Julia understands that it's good to think before acting.

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Speaker 1: Don cuquefe de la rie de rivoui ntourre de niri

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de rier yu Sanchizu.

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Speaker 3: In this cafe on the Rue de Rivoli, surrounded by

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friends and laughter, they feel at home.

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Speaker 1: La Maggi de no rello pere.

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Speaker 3: The Magic of Christmas works.

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Speaker 1: L pessi ilucrisreles creer nouvellisti.

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Speaker 3: Conti The past and the present intertwine, creating a new

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story to tell.

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Speaker 1: Di Nistois de fernie de sucre du tradii truvi.

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Speaker 3: A story of family secrets and rediscovered traditions. Today's vocabulary

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words are coming up right after this commercial break. Here

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

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Speaker 1: Billigneer, billignere, liligne, the lights, santier, santier, saintiyer, to twinkle bloonbiance, loanebiance, loanebiance,

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the atmosphere, charmon, charmon, charmon, charming, Bigiti, Bigti Bviti to

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avoid Lgievre, Legievre, legievre, the frost Levi lerie lev the laughter, curious, curious, curious, curious,

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to solve, bleining, lenig leaning, the puzzle, disite, disite, desite

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to hesitate, Francilli, sourci francili, sourci Francili, the furrow, brows, Pruden, prudent, prido, cautious,

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Blandie blandis landis the crewe, blue, compartimo, lu compartimol compartimo,

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the compartment, ble monim le monemon le moon, the monument, festive, festive, festive, festive,

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Santo lesi, sint lassie s to less see, to intertwine

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et reni a triniu e treni to be movedra conte

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endre count surndre conte, to realize in sur priez, in

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sur priez, in sur prieze a surprise, Blue circre, le

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circre le sucre, the secret, bou bri, bou brier, bou brie, forgotten, Prissy, Prissy, Prisy,

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to press time. The personage celebre, the personage celebre, the

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personage celebre.

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Speaker 3: The historical figure in the couvert. In the covert in

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the couvert.

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Speaker 1: A discovery celebrity, celebrity, cebrity to celebrate Lea keep please

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keep ye keep the tea Let tradition, Let tradition, letradissum

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the tradition, ubservi, ubservi, abservi to observe.

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