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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll join Luke and a Loodi as

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they discover a magical connection amidst the vibrant holiday charm

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of Paris, exploring art, history and friendship along the way.

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Speaker 1: La fassa dam posson to the Notre Dame Sudras magistus

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souleuciergre de rivere de guerlons I, Lunini eclaire de Paris,

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jan grn Sapan de noe de poissy blanche de correy Devlis,

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visitors in Marvelle, luke avex so Napari, futto a lama

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a tampasiamon a, La filiti, serpon Giescuellon Tredela cathedral, Yeta

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nome discre preferal a company cilancieus de Sepanciu bavardachabituel de

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ful portin sojour la il rossan alege along the curiosity

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Poulejian author deli Acota, the luk su true velodi in

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Jian farmer, vecan Granqueme, the croppi u verde varelle aldacingly

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Detai complex, discuture time, La fassat the Notre Dame Sidis

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abilds rappidment kepture in Jacques corbe chacumb luke antreguer tantine

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promi pa verel bonjour, detailed invois and poisitante vodes sounds

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so magnifique, voudeve melachitecture Elo d leve lesieux sur price

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mecharme per lan terred luc Merciboco, we Jetti de larisi

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a paris lequatid relette in the megrand souslaspirasion vous with

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that photograph Luksuri ravitel d'ovina we jes said dimrtalis labotte

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di patrimoan historic the tet Requenoupovschian Geno's ampression. He continued

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the parlegi scarcity zarrevonfin a l tredle cathadral A later

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yere de santaine de bourgie, Vassis deu s mond al

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obscurity proshed down dejon rodent sant sooliner de pierre indusodre,

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the pamflet d'a laire a joultinintuge de magille experience a

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preser our exploral exposition de noel elodip proposed timid Mouni

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dee en dellri d'arpalloin de sica, Giamboccu, savaud, red ferrandour

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luc sur three proproduce accept a, the enthusiasm in fo

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la gallery i decouro deserve kill subjic to the ler

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conversation santancifi illrealistcular perspective, biancre diferrante so complete mervaill aleafando

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la gurnee, Elodi elux so rotroul so le berge de

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las senne lelinieer de noel so rofrete darloux creen a tableaux,

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santiendovan don sommon de serenite partage, Luke sosnet rone malegi

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comes cian lean visible lo ratache, matin a said Ville,

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Elodi su contounded reservaron country avoutilla, vex sincerity, elodie so

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redoucement appresciencet novellanity, mausi luk joquaque us a vonbucu a

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decouvere ensanble is supromet The continual explorers in the pas

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man no lama lessn lafeu de la sene mondo, la

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nouvelle connection, luque uvera l'a preville tuvonfan che ton diquilu

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di excepte vex prisier, sieur Price de la Ville to

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tonf Jean Nouvelli quillisa reniti.

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

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: La faessa d'am poisson to the Notre Dame, soudres magestius

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solutioner gres de l vere.

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Speaker 3: The imposing facade of Notre Dame stands majestically under the

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gray winter sky.

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Speaker 1: The guerlon Zillini iclire le paris jen grand sat pan

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de noe de poissy branche de corrie de v ll

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risitals neelle.

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Speaker 3: Illuminated garlands light up the square, and a large Christmas

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tree spreads its decorated branches before the amazed visitors.

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Speaker 1: Rique a vex sou lapai futu l ma atmpaciermon la

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ferquellentre de requetral.

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Speaker 3: Lick, with his camera in hand, patiently waits in the

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line that winds its way to the entrance of the cathedral.

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Speaker 1: Yetame d'escre prefero la compagnilon sieurs de se ponciu bvard

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che dituel di fils.

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Speaker 3: He is a discreet man. Preferring the silent company of

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his thoughts to the usual chatter of crowds.

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Speaker 1: Pourtan sou jour la ill rosson algi ellon de curiosity

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pole jon uttau de ri.

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Speaker 3: Yet on this day he feels a slight surge of

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curiosity about the people around him.

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Speaker 1: A coute de vict su tru velloudi in gien fam

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a vecn con de crepill verde vorel.

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Speaker 3: Beside Lucas Elodie, a young woman with a large sketchbook

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open in front.

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Speaker 1: Of her ad sin lidtae complex this tur quill le

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faid de Notre dame.

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Speaker 3: She draws the intricate details of the sculptures adorning the

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facade of Notre Dame.

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Speaker 1: Sidois a bidis happy de mon capcion courbe checume.

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Speaker 3: Her deft fingers glide swiftly capturing each curve and shadow.

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Speaker 1: Uc antriduer tntin premia.

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Speaker 3: Verell Luke, intrigued, makes the first move towards her.

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Speaker 1: Bon jour di ti di vois en pouisitan.

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Speaker 3: Hello, he says, his voice a bit hesitant.

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Speaker 1: Voudi sounds so many, fique.

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Speaker 3: Your drawings are magnificent.

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Speaker 1: Vous de vey ne la chitek tiur.

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Speaker 3: You must love architecture.

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Speaker 1: Elod le've lisieux sieur PRIs michemeipa lante re de ric.

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Speaker 3: Elodie looks up, surprised but charmed by lucas interest Mercy

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bur thank you very much.

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Speaker 1: U geti di la Paris.

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Speaker 3: Yes, I study art here in bahi leque.

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Speaker 1: De migrand souls las piracion.

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Speaker 3: The cathedral is one of my great sources of inspiration.

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Speaker 1: I vu u.

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Speaker 3: And you are you a photographer?

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Speaker 1: Ricsuri ra ri Te.

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Speaker 3: Luke smiles, delighted that she guessed.

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Speaker 1: Wi ges di martel di petrimoi historique.

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Speaker 3: Yes, I'm trying to immortalize the beauty of historical heritage.

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Speaker 1: Te tetracion.

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Speaker 3: Perhaps we could exchange our impressions continued. They continue to

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talk until they finally reached the entrance of the cathedral

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A la.

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Speaker 1: Terrieer de snten de Bougie vesi du smn d'a l

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obscuriti proche ton de jon redon sn Solynio de Pierre.

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Speaker 3: Inside, hundreds of candles flicker softly in the darkness, casting

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dancing shadows on the stone walls.

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Speaker 1: Indu so der de pafut d'a lais anjouta intuge de

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magillelle experience.

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Speaker 3: A gentle pine sent floats in the air, adding a

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touch of magic to the experience.

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Speaker 1: A preservaesplurilx position de noel Ilodi propus timid manni di.

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Speaker 3: After exploring the Christmas exhibition, Ilodi shyly proposes an idea.

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Speaker 1: Yendell ri d' peloin di situe gimboucu.

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Speaker 3: There's an art gallery not far from here that I really.

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Speaker 1: Like, savoud red Ferrantour, would you like to take a look?

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Rique prodes accept a ve contusiers.

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Speaker 3: Lick, surprised by his own boldness, eagerly agrees.

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Speaker 1: In foi la gallerie il courro deserve quirisu jiquestud.

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Speaker 3: Once at the gallery, they discover artworks that enthrall them.

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Speaker 1: Both leer converse sen santanci fi ill rellisque perspective bience

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di ferran sou con pete mervai.

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Speaker 3: Their conversations intensify, and they realize that their perspectives, although different,

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compliment each other perfectly.

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Speaker 1: A LaFond de la journie elo di eluc sur rotrou

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so le berge de las Sinnes.

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Speaker 3: At the end of the day, Ilodi and Luke find

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themselves on the banks of the Seine.

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Speaker 1: Lnier de noue surre fiete d'aleu creerra tableau Santillon de vent.

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Speaker 3: The Christmas lights reflect in the water, creating a sparkling

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tableau before them.

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Speaker 1: Don sur Mamon, dear Luc. Susan comes Sila visible a

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sillier Ludi.

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Speaker 3: In this moment of shared serenity, Luke feels strangely light,

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as if an invisible bond now connects him to this

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city and to.

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Speaker 1: ILEDI contre a VOUTI lea vic san seriti.

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Speaker 3: I'm glad to have met you, he confesses sincerely.

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Speaker 1: Elude Suri du sement a prescience novella.

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Speaker 3: Ni Led smiles softly, appreciating this new friendship.

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Speaker 1: Mau Si Luc me too, Luc juquau di courere.

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Speaker 3: I believe we have a lot to discover together.

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Speaker 1: Upromete de contin retes flores paris mal la man lisson

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l de la connection.

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Speaker 3: They promised to continue their exploration of Bahi hand in hand,

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letting the luminous flow of the sand witness their new connection.

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Speaker 1: Luc uvera lain previe tovnfe ton diquierlu di excepte vic

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prisier resieur PRIs de la rie to tonf Jean Nouvelli Quillii.

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Speaker 3: Luke opened to the unexpected, finally finds the connection he

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was seeking, while Illody gladly embraces life's surprises, all while

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forging a new balance between passion and friendship.

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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: Left I said, left I said, left fast said. The

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facade and poison a poison't and poison't imposing, magist use,

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maggiest use, maggiest use, majestic, La dear land, La dear land,

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like dear land, the.

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Speaker 3: Garland, Kiri kiri ditieri to illuminate.

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Speaker 1: Mervell Mervelli, Emervelli, amazed like catydrel, like catydrel, like drel.

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The cathedral, La compagnie, la compagnie, la compagnie, the company, discre, discre, discre, discreet,

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Le bavardege leubevarde, le ber vardee, the chatter, les cuture

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les cuture less cutu, The sculpture Bonnie Bonnie Ohney to

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adorn le courb le courb le courbe, the curve, la pression,

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lam pressium, lampricium, the impression, vessi yi, vessiye, vessi ye,

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to flicker, lobscurity, lobscurity, lobscurity, the darkness blue there, loue dere,

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loue dere, the scent, proposy, proposy, proposy, to propose lev

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lev lev the artwork. Sub Gigi, soub gigi, soub gigi,

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to enthrall atonii, aton cifi anton sichi, to intensify, sou competiti,

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sou compete, so compete.

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Speaker 3: To compliment.

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Speaker 1: La perspective, la perspective, la perspective, the perspective laberge, le berge,

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l berge, the bank of a river, lerefree, lereuflee, lereufre,

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the reflection. Santien, santien, santien, sparkling, La sierrigniti, la sierregniti,

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la sierreniti, the serenity avu aavu avoux. To confess the

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mound La man monda, la man maund' la main hand

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in hand, la privie, la privieu lam previe unexpected.

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