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Speaker 1: Fluid fluent dorg.

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Speaker 2: Welcome to Fluent Fiction French, the podcast where we bring

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In this episode, we'll embark on a serendipitous journey of

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art and architecture where two seemingly routine lives intersect in

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a Parisian cafe, uncovering inspiration, friendship, and the promise of

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new beginnings. Right after this commercial break.

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Speaker 4: Danzain ed Paris in couvertio de le fois, deliver Dice,

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lalerner Chalrosi, Manda Petticfi ala terier Lebruid, to the conversation,

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ilutant Monditas, the cafe Remi, peasant, le Fenete, rose vines

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or le Monde exterior, Mattino Hostile Mesici, to tete de ferran,

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Emily Ingenity, gantonisteisdo la san stele asatablavituel pre de la fenete,

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l m se androis seta refuge ammonoando la tourment do

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Sonani president lave bus One, Aspiracium and capisinocho de vile,

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Emili fe I leive osles ampressionist, the lot Recodd, the Lapis,

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Theodore and achitect Keet, the nou Veride observer, Emilia ve

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cantere elatel aprocher in it and cell Calcachios por de

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mares a creativity sacarier some lepigs in routine, the line

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monotone a momondo l'odersquaser avecncuriertinid theodor sa procca de la

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table demiri bonjour detail savalle garmoni is itant gerremarquique zemela,

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mauci jesuitrepacione, emiri d'ordiner reserve suri e la vitas asoir

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le diispusion, commonsur parnetros, impressionist pidi ver ver lachitecture modern theodor, expica,

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commolla a fiances design dmili pa lado surpassion, poles exposition,

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ricommolla relede a varle monde di ferramon ler conversaci tefuid

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naturirelle consider us amisso rotruve emiri visitant to debut santice

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reserve fund theodorete sincere Saint Jeemo elevetin manier de la

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mettrelaise viracontas a difficulty at reuvelencepirascion emili pu ve coom

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prim rosola elosis cha chier nouvo de pars in nouvell

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u naires here exposition missus so weakened proposertiodor su denmont

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the tetretesa pour renusan spirit to lidou geen rebocu partages

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savegvou emili to chep lassa preceded lavitacium, accepta in novell

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anity esse in novel possibility allor chititell cafe induce for

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relais of lope lere de vere sin le mont frode

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emilie vetruvekel caavec qui partagesipasium, tondicetiodor wrote tove letin selperge

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uncur rage, paso jenison, marchian cottacot is sudrige vera avner

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plan de promise lesprilegie elettrampe maleore seitel di bi di

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nouve la ni innouve chons de dicouvrier lad.

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Speaker 5: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you

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may have missed.

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Speaker 4: Don sains quai de Paris in couvertio de negro, couvre leer.

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Speaker 5: In a busy corner of Bahi, a blanket of snow

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covered the streets.

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Speaker 4: Le froi del vere di se l'an lasnier che le

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rousi mane d'en peuticuefy.

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Speaker 5: The chill of winter lingered in the air, but a

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warm light emanated from a small cafe a lan terrier.

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Speaker 1: Le bruis do de conversac illu tant mon de tas

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d cauefire pezant.

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Speaker 5: Inside. The gentle hum of conversations and the clinking of

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coffee cups created a soothing atmosphere.

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Speaker 4: Le fenetreson vidno le mon dexterier mate non us tille

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mesici to tee di ferrand.

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Speaker 5: The fogged up windows offered a view of the outside world,

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now hostile, but here everything was different.

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Speaker 4: Eili ingeniidion nisto de la saint stella setables dituel pres

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de la funette.

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Speaker 5: Emilie, a young student of art history, settled at her

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usual table by the window ele Medois. She loved this place.

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Speaker 4: Cetera refuge a moumnouans de la tourment de sonni presidente.

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Speaker 5: It was a refuge, a moment away from the turmoil

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of her previous year.

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Speaker 1: Ell ve buzas pirescion.

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Speaker 5: She needed inspiration.

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Speaker 4: I getpicinouchou de voille. Emili fetera l vous sores preciste.

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Speaker 5: A hot cappuccino in front of her. Emily leafed through

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a book on the Impressionists.

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Speaker 4: De lu tres coute de la pierce, TiO d'Or and

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chite don quete de nu veid serve Emilie.

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Speaker 1: Ve can Terre.

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Speaker 5: On the other side of the room, Theodor, an architect

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in search of new ideas, observed Emily with interestin sell

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quechure titi. He was there to seek a spark, something

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to restart his creativity.

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Speaker 1: Se carrier son le pier routine del monutin.

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Speaker 5: His career, seemed trapped in a routine of monotonous lines.

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Speaker 1: A mon le roder CROs.

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Speaker 5: At one point their eyes met a.

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Speaker 1: Ve Can surtide TiO d'orsa procha de la table Dinilli, with.

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Speaker 5: A shy smile. Turdor approached Emilie's table.

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Speaker 1: Bon jour ditil servomois.

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Speaker 5: Hello, he said, his voice slightly hesitant.

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Speaker 1: Giro marquique uzem la.

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Speaker 5: I noticed you love art.

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Speaker 1: Mo si giesitre PASCIONI.

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Speaker 5: I am very passionate about it too.

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Speaker 4: ANII d'ar dine reserve souri la vita saers sooir.

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Speaker 5: Emilie usually reserved, smiled and invited him to sit down.

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Speaker 4: Leo dis fision commnser parle neetrosen pressioniste, pidi ver ver

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la chite giermodern.

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Speaker 5: Their discussions began with the master impressionists, then drifted towards

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modern architecture.

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Speaker 1: TiO d'Or rexpice como la la fionce Desaigne.

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Speaker 5: Theodor explained how Art influenced his designs Di mili pa

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la de.

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Speaker 4: Seer passion polesixposi sion ri coomo la le de a

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voi le mon di ferramon.

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Speaker 5: Emili talked about her passion for exhibitions and how Art

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helped her see the world differently.

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Speaker 4: Le converse sieur de fuid naturelle concid us remissouro truve.

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Speaker 5: Their conversation was fluid, natural, as if two old friends

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were catching up.

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Speaker 4: Emii visitanto de diu santice reserve.

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Speaker 5: Emili, hesitant at first, felt her reservations melt away.

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Speaker 1: TiO d'orte Saint sam.

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Speaker 5: Theodor was sincere and nonjudgmental.

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Speaker 1: Y le veti manier de la mate trelaise.

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Speaker 5: He had a way of making her feel at ease.

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Speaker 1: Di verra contasi dificultier trouvellence piracion.

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Speaker 5: He shared his struggles with finding inspiration.

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Speaker 1: Di mili pu ve compon Roussella.

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Speaker 5: Emily could understand that e.

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Speaker 1: Luschercher nuvo di tar nouvellner.

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Speaker 5: She too was seeking a new beginning, a new light.

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Speaker 4: Yeixposition Msisu weekend propos TiO d'Or sun.

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Speaker 5: There is an exhibition at the museum this weekend tourto

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proposed suddenly the.

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Speaker 1: Te nus spirituli du.

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Speaker 5: Maybe it could inspire both of us.

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Speaker 1: Gemre bucu veg vou.

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Speaker 5: I would love to share this with you.

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Speaker 4: Emiri tuchipa la san pic de la vitesiu accepta.

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Speaker 5: Emilie, touched by the simplicity of the invitation accepted in nouvelles.

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In nouvell possibiiti, a new friendship was forming a new possibility.

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Speaker 4: Aelu cafe Indu sou furiison Rope.

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Speaker 5: As they left the cafe, a gentle euphoria wrapped around.

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Speaker 1: Them Lesri di vere sen les mont froide.

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Speaker 5: The winter streets seemed less cold.

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Speaker 4: Emilie ve truveque requite pacien tondicutio d'Or routreuve le tel

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pergi and courage Parsniesson.

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Speaker 5: Emily had found someone to share her passions with while

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Theodor rediscovered his lost spark. Encouraged by this budding connection.

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Speaker 1: Machon coute cout yu dirige vera venir plan de promise,

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les pri digi elutra po maleur.

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Speaker 5: Walking side by side, they headed towards a future full

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of promise with lighter spirits and hearts a bit less heavy.

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Speaker 1: Cite lu di bid nouvell reni inenu vell chens di

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di couvrie laid Mond's.

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Speaker 5: It was the beginning of a new year, a new

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chance to discover the beauty of the world together.

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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: Lecouverture, lecuverture, le couverture, the blanket, le froix, le froix,

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li froi, the chill, lissi glisi glasi to linger i

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mani imani i mani to emanate, lonebiance, lone biance, lone biance.

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The atmosphere, sans stelli, sains stelli, sans stelli, to settle,

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let tourment, let tourment, let tourment, the turmoil, faithi faith

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faithie to leave through lit sell letten sell let town sail,

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the spark, monaton, monaton, monaton, monotonous, couzi quazi corazi, to

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meet eyes, pisiten pisitan, pisit hesitant, le mettre le mettre

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le met the master de riv de riv derive to drift, affiancee,

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affiancee affiencie, to influence feed feed feed fluid leiser le

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reserve le rest, the reservations, Saint s, Saint s, Saint

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s sincerementment, s gem non judgmental, laison, picity, lassan picity,

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lassans plicity, the simplicity, Tucci, toucche tucci to touch, envelopey envelope,

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envelope to wrap around La du sufi, la duce furi,

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la duce furi, the euphoria, le lear lear, the streets.

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Speaker 4: Leria, leria, leria, the connection fre fre fre.

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Speaker 1: To melt away, Proposi propos proposi to propose La pussy brite,

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la pussy bihite, la poussi biiti, the possibility, suderri jevert,

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suderri jevert, sudiri je ver to head towards la promis,

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la promis l promis the promise.

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