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In this episode, we'll unravel a breathtaking tale of courage,

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love and resilience as Eloi's passion for history leads her

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friends into a deeper connection amidst the misty allure of

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Mont Saint Michel right after this commercial break.

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Speaker 1: Mon Saint Miche Sudres Magestiu entouri de brimid Lucia, eluis

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bastien imtiu arivso so you magicon dibude, panto lere free

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illa viue Tepustufon, eluis curious a passioni paristoi at dexplorilla

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bay ellinors susci de sante pou sojour special lettois an

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iman le Marche de Pierre, santan Le Poidistos, solar pier

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Mattheo Sarette sum poets pretty larchitake to your relation.

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Speaker 4: Jimon.

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Speaker 1: Eluis a captive Eparsersi Soudan Eloise Rossin and de montes

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On a lagage alpins Caso lava passe and the parentit

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te Bastian Uter Polar visit Portin la Sansaurran Pierre Ilzarivenos

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In salson cheuz areg de vitro colore A desar cadi

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le Gaunt Lesieu de luis comment se laroyer eltoin to

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de cachi somalaise Maebastian remarque, sava eluis de montille and

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quie elizi pierdme gegi malar espire, Bastian Pannice and teriermot

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ll me Louise the pillonin serdo de la varsufrere matheu

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preoccupe and sister porquil sorte rapidmo messan so der jean

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vereses orti elouise sefund Bastian sagenu yes court la votron

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bland eloise resta vecno semo son sance a pepricci la

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revoli gateame elouise tu dareste velle mathieu paschergeede lad Elois

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Lanton vademont les maude, Bastian latouche le so cour ve

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eles prison charge rascire a prayer moment Sara spiracion rodevilla

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normale Bastia and sulages maigenie pass confidence as frontiu prieter

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Alexteria de la bai eluis ramrcisis ani el Regiardo, Bastia

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compronands Santimore Mercy, Bastia rouse de Tavaramicotte if they sid

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the ravine, visit the labay in trefa, eluis a de

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termini and the Palassa santel peg de viva mena now

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a contesi Bastien Lui proved the courage de trenette prayer

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construos the nouveaux vec quilouis. The Montsat Michel is addressed

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to jour eternelle magnifique, elouis a Bastia, Madame Lama priend

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luchemandorote tour in nouvella ventur comments pouru pleaen du promeci

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de conference Mituel.

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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 1: Mont Saint Michel, su dres maggestieu entourid brims du lucille.

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Speaker 5: Mart Saint Michel stands majestically surrounded by mist and the ocean.

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Speaker 1: Eluise, Bastien imatieu arive sou sou u maggicn di di

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du pnton.

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Speaker 5: Eloise, Bastion and Matthew arrive at this magical place at

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the beginning of spring.

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Speaker 4: Les re free i le vieux tepustu frante.

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Speaker 5: The air is fresh and the view is breathtaking.

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Speaker 1: Eluise, curious y passion niparistoi at dixfuri lea bill.

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Speaker 5: Eloise, curious and passionate about history, is eager to explore

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the appa.

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Speaker 1: Elosi souci de sntepecil.

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Speaker 5: She ignores her health concerns for this special day.

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Speaker 1: Lestois a ni monte le marche du pierre sont les

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durstois sou le pier.

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Speaker 5: The three friends climb the stone steps, feeling the weight

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of history beneath their feet.

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Speaker 1: Mathieu sarete suvnesti la chitetur.

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Speaker 5: Matthew often stops to explain the architecture and legends of

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the mott.

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Speaker 4: Eluisi captive passi.

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Speaker 5: Aloise is captivated by his stories.

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Speaker 4: Souda eluis rossine.

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Speaker 5: Suddenly, Eloise feels an itch in her throat.

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Speaker 4: El pens CAUs le va passi.

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Speaker 5: She thinks it will pass.

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Speaker 4: And never pa and quite Basti visit.

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Speaker 5: She doesn't want to worry Bastian or interrupt their visit.

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Speaker 4: Pourten las sen sion Pierre.

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Speaker 5: Yet the sensation worsens Izeri.

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Speaker 1: Soon chus a veg ditro Coliu legant.

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Speaker 5: They arrive in a sumptuous room with colorful stained glass

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and elegant arches.

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Speaker 4: Lisieu de Luis command se lay.

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Speaker 5: Aloise eyes start to water.

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Speaker 4: A tontchi Malaise me Bastia remarque.

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Speaker 5: She tries to hide her discomfort, but Bastian notices, Seva, Louise,

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are you okay, Aloise de montille n quie, He asks, concerned,

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elisit Pierre de magimela espire. She hesitates, then admits I

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am having trouble breathing.

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Speaker 4: Bestianpagne m.

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Speaker 5: Bastian panics inwardly ill me Louise de pi. He has

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loved Aloise for a long time.

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Speaker 4: Sidieu de la varsu freer.

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Speaker 5: It's hard to see her suffer.

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Speaker 1: Mathieu Priu cuepe and sis de porquis steidment.

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Speaker 5: Matthew, worried, insists they leave quickly.

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Speaker 1: Maisson so die Jean veres sorti eluise sifoon.

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Speaker 5: But as they head for the exit, Eloise collapses.

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Speaker 1: Bestien Genuescurti le voil.

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Speaker 5: Bastian kneels beside her, his voice trembling.

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Speaker 4: Eluise resta vicnu.

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Speaker 5: Alois stay with us.

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Speaker 4: Simour son sance ape Prittila.

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Speaker 5: His words are sincere, a bit more than he would

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have wanted.

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Speaker 4: Jem Heluise, I love you, Aloise Chidoresteve. You have to

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stay awake, Mathieu pard led.

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Speaker 5: Matthew goes to find help DeLuise lan Aloise vaguely hears him.

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Speaker 4: Les moud de basti la touche.

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Speaker 5: Bastian's words touch her less courarive help arrives eles prison rassurre.

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She has taken care of, reassured a reer moment ser

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espiraci rodenarmale. After a moment, her breathing returns to normal.

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Speaker 1: Bastien is soule gie eigenie, persis confiden saint pronti.

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Speaker 5: Bastian is relieved, but embarrassed by his impromptu confessions.

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Speaker 1: Peter Alex Terrie de la bie iluis remercii.

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Speaker 5: Later, outside the abbey, Alois thanks her friends El.

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Speaker 4: Rodier de Bastien compren.

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Speaker 5: She looks at Bastien, understanding his feelings better. Merci Bestien,

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thank you, Bastien. Je ruse de tav remi couti, I'm

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glad to have you by my side. Illici de de

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reuvigner visite le bi yo treu four. They decide to

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return to visit the abbey another time.

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Speaker 4: Beluisa de Termini and Pellissisa sonte llen pechet d'u vive.

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Speaker 5: Elouise is determined not to let her health stop her

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from living.

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Speaker 4: Neemat non e setel peo conte sou s remi.

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Speaker 5: But now she knows she can rely on her friends.

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Speaker 1: Bestien u tru vu courage de tronette prey contreeque cocheus

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de nou vau.

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Speaker 4: A vecui Louise.

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Speaker 5: Bastian meanwhile finds the courage to be honest, ready to

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build something new with Eloise.

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Speaker 1: Le Mon, Saint Michel su dres toujour vi ter nelle

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mani fique.

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Speaker 5: Mount Saint Michel still stands eternal and magnificent.

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Speaker 4: Beluisi, Bastien ma'emon la man preen lu cheman di' routeur.

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Speaker 5: Eloise and Bastion, hand in hand, take the path back in.

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Speaker 4: Nouvelle la ventur co monspuru plein d'u promisc de conference mituel.

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Speaker 5: A new adventure begins for them, full of promises and

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mutual trust.

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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 4: Lebrim, lebrim, lebrim, the mist, magistu, magistu, magis tou majestic,

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le mouin, les moue, lemoue.

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Speaker 5: The monk, let be.

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Speaker 4: Let, be let be, the abbey, lehito leriito leito, the

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stained glass, blackhead, blaquead, blackhead, the arch. Dipus to flant

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deepus to flunt, dipus to flant, breathtaking, lad de monchesun,

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lead de monchesun, lad de moncheson, bitch sefundre, sefundree seifundre,

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to collapse, passuri, passuri passuri to reassure eti eighty eighty,

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to gasp La pannique, la pannique, la pannique, the panic,

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lalchand leal chend, lalchand, the legend, Lapierre, la pierre, lapierre,

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the stone, fisuni, fisuni, fisuni, to shiver secheenuyi sescheonuyi sacheenuyi

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t nio La promise, la promise, la promise.

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Speaker 5: The promise ble poi, le pois blepoi, the burden.

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Speaker 4: La soufrance LEAs Souf franz Le's Sufrance, The Suffering d

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D to Speak Frankly, The Confidence, Li Confidence, The Confidence,

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The Confessions Avid Avid, Avid Eager, Lavonteur, Levoneur, Lavonteur, The

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Adventure Andurie Aurie Aurie To Endure, capt TIV cap TV

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cap TIV Captivated, LaSalle Lea's cell Lassalle the Room. Soon

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Choose Soon Choose Sun Chu's Sumptuous Disiti Bsiti Disiti to hesitate, Surretable, Surretable, surretable,

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to recover Le pantal Le pantal Le, Panton the Spring.

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