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In this episode, we'll uncover how a meal's quest for

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the perfect festive pastry leads to a heartwarming journey of collaboration, innovation,

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Speaker 1: Dar luker pitoesque d'a villchese provenceal citie laduce provence r

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citei fele fe, the noela procee a grandpas leluinier santier

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do small auto de cafe, a juttainin tuche magic elssenne,

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emil and talentio pattisi, pacella majority, the journe and said

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tis in perfume elevetting, grand passion, percre de novella, rossette

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setani ivule preparine, partisree special poor impressionility and the noel

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emili the perfectionist son premeilo de partist rino ste pa

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camprevi is, the santete cable palapression fete claire cycoleemi remarkl anchitude,

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sole visage, demil, elesa de la rasure pado susi, emil

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detail a vecancurerdo leserrere from partisdi processes point pos emili

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cutalo conseil de cliire since alla in Tablo de cafe,

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elp Servalle, Villageois, Tissavorella Bosson showed real a partage and

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Desistoi and coupe de Korean, Pettisa, Pando noelo, cundolo, pies

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a marque, the server a Portegeious Manditas, the Chocola sugar Nei,

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the creme frette and spirit per set atmosphere Festive, emil Co,

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monsar refechier, pe tetriti uman qu intuche, the Magins Rossett

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shows the Saint Plemer special pen Salala, Challer remain, lajua

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de noel Soudan indeciogi is a precipitave aquisin pla marquet claire,

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the Name a Day, the Mondartila, vect Citation, touiss songs, Istravayer, Preparello, nuvolode, Pattistri, Pimila, Joutaine,

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Pance de Venier and soup son d'Orange, comfite Laroon, quiso

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degaget de la creationet gista voon larive, the Noubroupian, the

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Premiel tepre les pattis frie de do reapo, la duca,

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the Laurente rape perfect smallest pre de noel letilla a

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frie atirepa la delisius o there demi servilla ve fiertes

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enuvel creacim. The reaction thirt immediates more positive. Letillan ulla

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saverinikila texture perfect quer, there is sex clama in chillon,

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tabituel se tuta felees pri de noel emil suri sulage

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ere leave, concricular perfecttion, su tru pagist doll travaya la

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collaboration innovacium grass let the claire remark javecre in nouvelle tradition,

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government poor laduce, province setex la priceue parfois la chi

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prisi corpus la pattisri come noel t te fete petre

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partei and chutainduche de du la ride che.

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Speaker 4: Let's take another. Listen, listen closely to any part you

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Don le guer pito esque d'An villege provence, sales cuchi

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petquefe nom la duce Provence.

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Speaker 4: In the picturesque card of a village, provossal nestled the

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small cafe named la daus provos.

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Speaker 1: I tell ellen velupid der de quelli de jen jen.

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Speaker 4: It was warm and welcoming, enveloped in sense of cinnamon

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and ginger.

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Speaker 1: Cete le vere e la fete de noela proche a grandpas.

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Speaker 4: It was winter and Christmas was fast approaching.

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Speaker 1: Lelunier antier du tour di guefi a gutaine tuche maggicque essene.

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Speaker 4: The lights softly twinkled around the cafe, adding a magical

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touch to the scene.

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Speaker 1: Nil and talonio bettici pasi la maggiori dequis.

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Speaker 4: Emil, a talented partisier, spent most of his days in

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this fragrant kitchen.

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Speaker 1: Levet grand paciontre de nouvell roussette.

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Speaker 4: He had a great passion for creating new recipes.

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Speaker 1: Si deni vule pre barine bettis fispicieliliki de noel.

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Speaker 4: This year he wanted to prepare a special pastry to

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impress the Christmas customers p feioniste, but Emil was a perfectionist.

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Speaker 1: Solo de perttisinus care.

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Speaker 4: His first batch of pastries did not turn out as planned.

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Speaker 1: Dis susnte ta pre fete.

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Speaker 4: He felt overwhelmed by the holiday pressure.

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Speaker 1: Pierre securle germi remarqueln quichi di sole.

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Speaker 4: Demi Claire, his colleague and friend, noticed the worry on

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Emila's face.

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Speaker 1: Elisseie de la rasciurre.

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Speaker 4: She tried to reassure him.

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Speaker 1: Pado sousi nil dite la ve can surdu.

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Speaker 4: No worries Emil, she said, with a gentle smile.

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Speaker 1: Lisiereur fun partidi processius.

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Speaker 4: Mistakes are part of the process.

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Speaker 1: Poinpus take a break, demili curtelu conseil de pierre saint

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stella aintablo di tuefi.

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Speaker 4: Emil followed Claire as advice and sat down at a

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cafe table.

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Speaker 1: Yeb servelli ll quic vourella bois sancheud rillen arte jean visistoire.

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Speaker 4: He watched the villagers who were savoring their hot drinks,

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laughing and sharing stories and coupe di.

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Speaker 1: Corre and petitsa pando noello couende le piers i marcue

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le server a porte joyeus mon de tas de chu

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cole schurgarni de creme friti.

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Speaker 4: A couple was decorating a small Christmas tree in the

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corner of the room, and Mark the waiter was joyfully

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bringing cups of hot chocolate topped with whipped cream and.

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Speaker 1: Spire parsetetes mouns fer festive enco mon sarre fichier.

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Speaker 4: Inspired by this festive atmosphere, Emil began to reflect.

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Speaker 1: Petetre tiri mon qu intuche de maggin NaNs roussette que

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coucheurs de saint pemes ficiel.

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Speaker 4: Maybe he was missing a touch of magic in his recipe,

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something simple but special y pon.

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Speaker 1: Sal la chell remain elajois de noel.

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Speaker 4: He thought about human warmth and the joy of Christmas

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soudan in de surgi. Suddenly an idea struck.

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Speaker 1: Bisprici pita ve le criese pla marquetiere.

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Speaker 4: He rushed to the kitchen and called Mark sinclair.

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Speaker 1: Veni di de mondetile ve.

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Speaker 4: Come help me, he asked excitedly.

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Speaker 1: Tousin son travailler pretera rele nuvold petticri.

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Speaker 4: Together they worked to prepare the new batch of pastries.

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Speaker 1: Nila gutainne panci de venilla soup sod confitte.

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Speaker 4: Emil added a pinch of vanilla and a hint of

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candied orange.

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Speaker 1: Lahome quissu dige de la tre.

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Speaker 4: The aroma emanating from their creation was enchanting g justavo la.

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Speaker 1: Rive pillon le prere.

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Speaker 4: Just before the arrival of many customers, the first batch

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was ready.

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Speaker 1: Lipetticri te do re ull du sin de laurent par

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fete mon estre de noel.

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Speaker 4: The pastries were perfectly golden, and the sweetness of the

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orange perfectly captured the Christmas spirit.

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Speaker 1: Litilla a fue etirita la delicius der.

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Speaker 4: Customers flocked in, drawn by the delightful smell.

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Speaker 1: Diniservie ve fiertisi nuve trec.

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Speaker 4: Emil served his new creations with pride.

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Speaker 1: Le re exien fern positive.

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Speaker 4: The reactions were immediately positive.

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Speaker 1: Litillen nui la severni le textur perfet.

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Speaker 4: Customers praised the unique flavor and perfect texture.

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Speaker 1: Queer, this is.

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Speaker 4: What a delight six cremaine quillen ta vituel, exclaimed a

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regular customer.

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Speaker 1: Setuta fellestre de noel.

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Speaker 4: It's just the spirit of Christmas.

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Speaker 1: Emis suri sou la gi erre.

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Speaker 4: Emil smiled, relieved and happy.

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Speaker 1: Le ve concrec la perfect tufagd l trel cola no vession.

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Speaker 4: He had realized that perfection is not just found in

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hard work, but also in collaboration and innovation.

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Speaker 1: Grace Le de pierre re Marc lee ve cre nouve tradition,

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gourment pour la duce Provence.

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Speaker 4: Thanks to the help of Claire and Marc, he had

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created a new gourmet tradition for law DAOs provos.

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Speaker 1: Setex ference a venis.

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Speaker 4: This experience changed a meal.

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Speaker 1: Le prique par fois, le chi prisi risu core prisique.

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Speaker 4: He learned that sometimes letting go and opening his heart

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could bring even more brilliant results.

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Speaker 1: Le petticri come noel te fete pourtre partegi en choutainduche

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de du ser la rie de chet.

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Speaker 4: Pastries like Christmas were meant to be shared, adding a

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touch of sweetness to everyone's life.

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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: Lequier, lequer, lequier, heart, pito esque, tito esque, pito esque.

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Speaker 4: Picturesque, I kill you, I kill you, I kill young, welcoming.

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Speaker 1: Liso, dere, liso, dere liso dere the sense like an eale,

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like anale, like a kneale.

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Speaker 5: Cinnamonjion, Jean le Jen Jean ly Jon jeanre Ginger, perfectionist, perfectionist,

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ter fixist, perfectionist.

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Speaker 1: I cablee, I ca belie, I care blee, overwhelmed like

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a leg, like a leg, like a leg. The colleague

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blank YouTube like YouTube like you, Jude, don't worry, Look

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and say, look and say look say The advice savury, savoury, salvouri,

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to savor le vi lajoi, le vill lajoi, le vi lajoi.

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The villager, let's most fair festive, let's most fair festive lets,

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most fair, facetive, the festive atmosphere, prefisher, prefisher, refresher to

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reflect bid bid lead, the idea a vegas avec sa

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avec sits excitedly Li soup soon Li soup soon, Li

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soup soon. The hint confi confi comfi.

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Speaker 4: Candid de dejeon, de gjeon de guelljeon emitting bla room

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la hum lahome the aroma on hutan on hutan on

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fut enchanting blu lu lu lu lu, the badge a

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phee a fhei a phebe to flock bluis Louis, Louis,

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to praise ltxteur ltxteure LTICXTEU, the Texture, Let's pri Let's

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pri Let's pri the Spirit pre Eazy, real Eazy, Real Eazy,

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to Realize, Lixperience, Lixperience, Lixperience, the Experience Lesshi, Prieze Leshi,

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Prieze Less Ship Prieze to let Go.

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