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Speaker 1: Fluid Fluent.

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Speaker 3: Welcome to Fluent Fiction French, the podcast where we bring

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Speaker 4: In this episode, we'll uncover how a shy artist braves

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his fears on a snowy Parisian day, capturing the heart

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of his muse in a warm cafe as love blossoms

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amidst the winter chill.

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Speaker 5: Levont lu Chargi, Ucien Amilies refuge, La bellipok for protege

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de la tempet Suden Le Cafe chalu A vexillinierduce A

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Sefenete Rosmbui, le Quillen, Sirote de Chocola scho Is, The

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Cafe Fimont pon unc la neche tombagofflok alextaier Ucia an artist,

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the Timid Righardo Paraffenette he led Mere secret Moamiri te

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plendo Ville de charmes, ameili Ria Vecelles, avexes You Petien

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de bonnair, Elise remark Le, Regardo Lucia, Edo, Vince Santimont,

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pour Ameri Lucia and Spierre pro Fundemo Giorgi Cela San Valentin,

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seleucus In parfet pon still Messa, Timid di Telo Paralis,

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the Cafe peisib Lineurmier de quillen Crenian challeuse ameili par

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avecanimasion Semande sinond a lesside Lucia cilancieux ponca and fassund

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excremeassy santimot he saw Saint Carne de croqui a commence

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a des see and casgett elis souridiscrete Manvoillon the progea

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Delicia Saint Cree and bush sole papier ildecinn ameri en

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tourred the pattiful condonege kept your sabotte a sageuas de

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viva like consintracion de lucian leda tell messee perre limage

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suppresses ibianto lud Saint Raspierre de ton dress lnege d'Or

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rallantienfa Lucia is it mejis say killed at her courageous

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is the tourm veramiri sun Carberton la chamade amiri common

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stelle savatmebland je effetel cocheous bourtois emilie Redardo curious tondique

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Lucian vile coqui el the pond de licuetement sisu se

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langisno surprise poor amonmon elres de celancieus observant de dessin Ucia,

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rotien son souf crenon reaction, needative, pri amilie, leve lezieux

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suri and Surrea schell rocquie feibre de car de Lusia, semeni,

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fik Lucia, merciboco, detel ducement elseolev fro and cala affect

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you Uscia visitan accept the letrante sont caerbaton pufar is

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san change precnfia la cheleur de landstone re keeeps with

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Fredi d'Or, elis de man celancieus de lassanne, Suri, Fia,

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maa son Ani finanemon petet re, caprin rod risque, permenier

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de moment, precieux Pontsusia, the ave, camilie, ascot setiver son red.

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

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Levon soufre.

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Speaker 3: Di vere.

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Speaker 4: The wind is blowing strongly on Momarta on this winter.

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Speaker 1: Day, lug charge de niege.

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Speaker 4: The sky is gray, filled with heavy clouds that announce snow.

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Speaker 5: Ucience, amelis refugette, charmon, la belloc, la tempete.

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Speaker 1: Soul, then.

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Speaker 4: Lucien amilie and at last, take refuge in a charming

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little cafe, La beepuc to shield themselves from the sudden storm.

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Speaker 5: Le Cafe chu a Vexillnier duces Er.

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Speaker 4: The cafe is warm with its soft lights and fogged

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up windows.

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Speaker 1: Le quillen Cafe to alex Terier.

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Speaker 4: Customers sip hot chocolates and steaming coffees while the snow

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falls in large flakes outside.

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Speaker 5: Usien An artiste Timide Reggael de Parafnete.

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Speaker 4: Lucier shy artist, gazes out the window.

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Speaker 5: Ledermi tiepen de ville de charmes.

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Speaker 4: He secretly admires Amilie, who is full of life and charm.

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Speaker 5: Amili Ria vequils vexisu pitien.

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Speaker 4: Amilie laughs with Elise, her eyes sparkling with happiness.

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Speaker 5: Elise remac Regael de Lucien d vince.

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Speaker 4: Elise notices Lucio as guaze and guesses his feelings for Amilie.

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Speaker 1: Lucien as.

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Speaker 4: Lucier takes a deep Breathorgi se le san Valentin. Today

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is Valentine's day.

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Speaker 5: Se luquezon parfete bon still messer Tini di tell Parlise.

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Speaker 4: It's the perfect occasion, he thinks, but his shyness paralyzes him.

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Speaker 5: Le guefe pisibre linon mire di pillenrein chele rouse.

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Speaker 4: The cafe is peaceful, the murmurs of the patrons creating

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a warm atmosphere.

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Speaker 5: Amelia la Vegni mession simon de sin.

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Speaker 4: Emily speaks animatedly, her hands painting her ideas in the air.

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Speaker 5: Uscience ciloncieu pon sainfacen.

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Speaker 4: Di Lucie silent thinks of a way to express his feelings.

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Speaker 5: Or soon Cane de croqui icomsa di signon guchette.

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Speaker 4: He takes out his sketch book and begins to draw secretly.

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Speaker 5: Elise souri discrete monvoi proge de Luicia.

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Speaker 4: Elise discreetly smiles as she sees Lucierra's plan.

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Speaker 5: Soun crellon bouche so le papier.

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Speaker 4: His pencil moves across the paper.

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Speaker 5: Ildiicia meri nentouris de beautiflu con dene capturion sabauti is

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sagois de vivre.

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Speaker 4: He draws Amilie surrounded by little snowflakes, capturing her beauty

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and joy of living.

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Speaker 5: Le consintracion del le tell.

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Speaker 4: Miss Lucier as concentration helps calm his fears.

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Speaker 5: Limage soupresis ibienu ldis sin respierre de tendres.

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Speaker 4: The image becomes clearer, and soon the drawing breathes tenderness.

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Speaker 1: La neege d'uur ralent tien fa.

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Speaker 4: The snow outside finally slows.

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Speaker 5: Usier visit Missie still d tre couragiou.

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Speaker 4: Lucia hesitates, but he knows he must be brave.

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Speaker 5: U tourm veramiri son cur berton chermande.

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Speaker 4: He turns to Amilie, his heart racing.

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Speaker 5: Amiri commn still savoe tombland.

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Speaker 4: Amiie. He begins his voice trembling.

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Speaker 5: Chiefetel coucious bourtois, I made something for you, Emilie reguld

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curious tonticulucien l coquill.

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Speaker 4: Amilie looks curious as Lucia hands her the sketch.

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Speaker 5: Ell un de riquet mon SiZ si laisn de sieur pries.

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Speaker 4: She takes it delicately, her eyes widening in surprise.

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Speaker 5: Pourra moonmn ele rese de silancieuse observ sin.

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Speaker 4: For a moment, she remained silent, observing the drawing.

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Speaker 1: Ucienro son souf gren.

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Speaker 4: Lucier holds his breath, fearing a negative reaction.

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Speaker 5: Pi Emilie leve lisieux is SuRie and suri.

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Speaker 1: Lucia.

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Speaker 4: Then Emily looks up and smiles, a warm smile that

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makes lucier As heart flutter.

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Speaker 1: Semni fique, Lucien.

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Speaker 4: It's beautiful, Lucier.

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Speaker 5: Mercy boucou dite ducement.

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Speaker 4: Thank you very much, she says softly.

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Speaker 5: Euleve vieu fla effectiu.

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Speaker 4: She stands up, offering him an affectionate hug.

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Speaker 5: Lucien isitan accepte le tante son Berton tufort.

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Speaker 4: Hesitantly. Lucier accepts the embrace, his heart pounding harder.

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Speaker 1: Sanchi precun fier.

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Speaker 4: He feels changed, more confident La chello de lanston ripitu fraddur.

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The warmth of the moment eclipses the cold outside.

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Speaker 5: Elise de monsieur lancieurs de las sines souri fier.

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Speaker 1: Ma son remi.

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Speaker 4: Elise, a silent witness to the scene, smiles proudly at

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her friend.

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Speaker 5: Finanmnt petetre cauonre de riscuepemnier de moments precieu ponsuen.

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Speaker 4: Finally, perhaps taking risks can lead to precious moments. Thanks Lucia, the.

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Speaker 5: Ave, Camilie, sicurti, seti vere son red jer biendu.

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Speaker 4: And with Amilie by his side, this winter already feels

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much milder.

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Speaker 3: 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 5: Laciel theciellielle, the sky, lunage, lenieage leniage.

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Speaker 1: The cloud, Laton pet, letton pet, laton pet, the storm, announcie, announci,

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announcie to announce, sirote, sirote, serote, the siplu, fluccon, le fluccon,

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le flucon, the freak, briddiderdi regardi to gaze, lebonnair le

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boneur le boner, the happiness.

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Speaker 6: The vinid vini de vini two gas, latinidity latinidity, latimidity,

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the shyness, look as you look, as you look as

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you the occasion paralyze, paralyzi parailazy to paralyze, a vecanimasion,

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a veganimasion, a vacani massi animatedly blemur.

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Speaker 1: Mire linurmure le nurmur.

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Speaker 4: The murmurs, blobionce lone beyonce lone, biyonce, the atmosphere.

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Speaker 5: The SII, this siy this sie to draw ble cookie

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le cookie le ca Coki the sketchbook, This cretmo, this

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cretm thiscret mon discreetly, capture, capture, capture, to capture La

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consint rascian like consint rascian, la consintracium.

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Speaker 4: The concentration. Tell me, tell me, tell me to come.

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Speaker 5: Le ton dress lettres le tondres.

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Speaker 1: Tenderness, disity, di city, disity, to hesitate, tone blee, tone blee,

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tonue blee.

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Speaker 4: To tremble.

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Speaker 5: There he gets more there, he gets more there, he

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gets more delicate way, bless your prize, less, your prize less,

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your prieze surprise. Boufryar buffyer, bouf freer to offer blatant

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letant lit hunt the embrace He keeps see, They keep

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see it keeps see to equipse let Timour let timour

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let Timour the witness.

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