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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll explore the heartwarming journey of two

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estranged brothers who find reconciliation in the enchanting glow of

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Paris at Christmas under the shadow of a simple wooden gift.

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Speaker 1: Le vasho fimenalitas de papier a moon march, parisha de noe, Santia,

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dimil ro de sancur, son cherbertfi alidi, the rodruve, son frere, CANi,

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pamile stais, Lunini, ascut Julian tu Jo, Sourian, admirely, decoracium, regard, emil, sigre, lanso,

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manifiqu di tillandsili luniartio tone to decieux, demil, repondi, parents, sore,

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distre seponce aller lever ripe cami and trend the dispute,

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predancetne de junois la rola sieur at the completely blepass marinileesperrecus,

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noelso rediferan ilever enplan piso suvnet in, decoracium, bacchis aveta

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do'r re enfhon giorgi ilachet repro fre regmi is sutna virgilia, toti, distremier,

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moment de mondetill so Redercupia, Julia roschallattee comenan di momo

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ton Diquegilian and Thegela conversation camis emilsa procia distounded and

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putty so all down, what Rene paid Nemo l'artisan with

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Suri contil tontillogia i niel i guedo special the monde

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tell Emila Quesa and Suria nervello lerere we trespecial avec

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larememon serd mar emil savon saverceni le marche debrillon romprid

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rire de dispu anime Marini nonn dec marte mont de

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sn care bissaretta i quilpa de camis pladuce monsna camis

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soro tourna la Mefion's visible dunces you emil prin profound

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acepiracion je quercuchouspurtois ditil sol down bois juvudre theenu commonli

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de lavan temi observ petty solder visitan lebreuer di marches

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some less certain way alrquirton de la mar accept the

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lecdo jamesiandosa Miomi ratil and sourier and fando renoannco celeres prefet, proposer,

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emil les poisavoir, camio, schle garmalattet u, japans CSOs, Arabia,

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enci sulelunier, Vassillon de membarch and Pettipathi, fevle Reconciliacio benieas

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Sonti and parts zippole, pride, courage de novelles pois temi,

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some le pride, tondi, say zippole, Monton, Jikodibi, lesdofre, Sutanella,

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Niparasa precuado and bohile a promise d nouveau de par lenche, commonser,

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tomb le, cocouvertio de promesse, cou le marche, l'n bre

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de la treve de vent.

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

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Le vacho fillenalitas de papiernicion de noel fete da.

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Speaker 3: Laire, the mauled wine steamed in the paper cups as

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the Christmas carols floated in the air.

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Speaker 1: Amon Marte Paris, chamser visiter ra vex son marche de

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noue santia.

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Speaker 3: In momarta bar he charms its visitors with its sparkling

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Christmas market.

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Speaker 1: Demil ro serra son de charpu tour de son cour.

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Speaker 3: Emil tightened his scarf around his neck.

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Speaker 1: Son quebete fai alidi de rotruve soon frere canis Tamilrisitaillini.

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Speaker 3: His heart pounded at the thought of meeting his brother

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Camille among the illuminated stalls.

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Speaker 1: A ciccurti, juillien tu jou sourien and ne rely de.

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Speaker 3: Corraciu beside him. Juie, always smiling, admired the decorations.

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Speaker 1: Bregard emil, sigur l'on sou mani fique.

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Speaker 3: Look, Emil, these garlands are magnificent.

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Speaker 1: Diti l'on dellignlli renier pine tontud.

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Speaker 3: Sieu, he said, pointing to the twinkling lights above.

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Speaker 1: De mil repondi parensurreer d'estre sieponcier yer.

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Speaker 3: Emir responded with a distracted smile, his thoughts elsewhere.

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Speaker 1: Le ver rue perquemillen con de dis quite prenenstn de

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jullen bois.

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Speaker 3: He had spotted Camille chatting near a wooden toy stall

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La rola.

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Speaker 1: Sieur de comprique pa l pasi marinile sperreque sou nourl

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sour red feron.

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Speaker 3: Their relationship was complicated by the past, but Emil hoped

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this Christmas would be different.

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Speaker 1: I le veru.

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Speaker 3: He had a plan.

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Speaker 1: Pisusun decoracion veta do re enfant.

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Speaker 3: He remembered a wooden decoration they had loved as children.

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Speaker 1: Borgi ileche tre pur fre.

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Speaker 3: Remi today he would buy it to give to Camille.

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Speaker 1: Is so tourna vergilia.

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Speaker 3: He turned to Julia.

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Speaker 1: The Jistrequemilla, moment.

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Speaker 3: Can you distract Camille for a moment?

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Speaker 1: De mond'etill son regercupilla.

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Speaker 3: He asked, his gaze pleading Julia rochell.

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Speaker 1: Et tete conndo.

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Speaker 3: Julia nodded, understanding the importance of the moment.

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Speaker 1: Tonsique Gili convers reguemi emisa prochad stone.

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Speaker 3: While Julia engaged in conversation with Camille, Emir approached the stall.

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Speaker 1: And Puttisol down prone.

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Speaker 3: A small wooden soldier stood among other ornaments.

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Speaker 1: L'artisan luis suri conti tondillo ge nil.

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Speaker 3: The artisan smiled at him when he handed the item

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to Emil.

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Speaker 1: Antier do spiciel a special gift de mon d'ettel, she asked,

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enire quie sa and suria ne voulere.

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Speaker 3: Emil nodded a nervous smile on his lips.

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Speaker 1: Ui trespeiciel, Yes, very special a ve clur ne mon

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s s man enen sa verquni.

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Speaker 3: With the ornament clutched in his hand, Emil moved towards Camille.

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Speaker 1: Le marchis de brillon rompri de rire de di reno

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de cre martel mon de son cre.

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Speaker 3: The market was noisy, filled with laughter and lively conversations,

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but Emil only heard the pounding of his heart.

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Speaker 1: VII serreta e QueQue pa de qui ee plea duce

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mon soun.

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Speaker 3: He stopped a few steps from Camille and softly called

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his name.

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Speaker 1: Cenis sour tourna le ne fience visible dancigieux.

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Speaker 3: Camille turned around, suspicion visible in his eyes de.

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Speaker 1: Nill prin profundas piracion.

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Speaker 3: Emil took a deep breath.

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Speaker 1: Gieque couchuspurtois ditild'n bois.

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Speaker 3: I have something for you, he said, extending the wooden soldier.

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Speaker 1: Juvu drey tellu cour moncion.

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Speaker 3: Rai les de la von, I would like us to

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start moving forward.

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Speaker 1: Quimie pserve ptislda visitin.

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Speaker 3: Camille looked at the little soldier hesitant le brouis.

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Speaker 1: Di marchison qui la ma x teluquer do.

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Speaker 3: The market's hustle seemed to fade as he reached out

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and accepted the gift.

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Speaker 1: Jermus miratille and sourier enfondo vill noan so sele.

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Speaker 3: I remember this? He murmured, a smile finally appearing on

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his lips.

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Speaker 1: Pre fete, could we meet after the holidays? Proposa emille

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les bois non savoi.

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Speaker 3: Emil proposed hope in his voice.

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Speaker 1: Camille che tet.

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Speaker 3: Cami nodded slightly.

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Speaker 1: Ui giupons querebier.

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Speaker 3: Yes, I think that would be nice.

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Speaker 1: Enci soules de mar apetipa fife reccies.

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Speaker 3: And so, under the flickering lights of Momata, a small

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step was taken towards reconciliation.

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Speaker 1: De nis son tien pots pridu couragi di nouvelles poi.

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Speaker 3: Emil felt a weight lift from his shoulders, filled with

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courage and new hope.

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Speaker 1: Temi snle pri de tonji sisil monti coud did.

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Speaker 3: Camille seemed more relaxed, his shoulders less tense than at

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the beginning.

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Speaker 1: Lis de freer stella nipa saint prique doon boi la

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promise da nouvu di par.

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Speaker 3: The two brothers stood there, united by a simple wooden

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gift and the promise of a new beginning.

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Speaker 1: Lnese comense tonbi legier comin couvertio du promise, couv la

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pail quill quite le marche, L'En bre de la compricitero

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truve de vent.

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Speaker 3: The snow began to fall light as a blanket of promises,

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covering their steps. As they slowly left the market, the

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shadow of their rekindled bond before them.

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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: Levachu levachule vache the mulled wine, Li shall li shall,

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shall the scarf be that bet two pound, bttal little

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littell the stall, santio, santien santillo, sparkling, sire brossyrieyri titan

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la dear land lea dear land like dear land, the garland,

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this trayer, this treer, this treer, to distract supien, supien supion.

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Speaker 3: Pleading on.

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Speaker 1: To engage Latisan latison, latiso the craftsman lic doo, liqu

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doleke do the gift, Siri Siri Siri to clutch le

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breuer ah, le breuer, le breu a ah, the hustle, disiti, disity, dizity.

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Speaker 3: To hesitate.

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Speaker 1: The ornament, nemur ner murree, mir murre, to murmur, propossy, propossy, propossy,

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to propose, Larry conciec larryconcirietion, Larry conciries the reconciliation, de

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detre de tondre, to relax. La promise, la promise, la promise,

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the promise, bloombres, l'ombre, l'ebours, the shadow, La complicity, la complicity,

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la complicity, the complicity, Blue Courage, Blue Courage, Le courage,

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the courage, Les saul d'un bois, Les sud'n bois, Le

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sur d'un bois, The wooden Soldier, setting setingui seteni to

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fade la mefiance, la mefiance, le me fiance, suspicion Les

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bois les Bois les Pois, the hope, sou souvenir, sou souvenir,

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sou souvenir, to remember Lizzipoul, Lizzipoul, YIZI pull the shoulders.

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