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In this episode, we'll uncover hidden mysteries and forge new

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bonds in a hauntingly beautiful forest where legends of the

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Speaker 1: Darli Montagni de vouge at tapid fay rugiocouvo laforredance, La

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brun Saint Filtrante, less du ton e, fre entre, du

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promes de misterere tc leave de la tous saint Tetienne,

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Clara e Luis u Tienne, Lesieur, Revasio and cartien renee

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de samboles Enigmatic, Etienne, Johannistoria, Avid Curieux, Tierra, Carte precious Mond,

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sin revesdo revelle and so crequstion and st fore Clara

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sameer Anni lop serf avexcepticism Etuci, cartevred Monteille, Fronson, les Sourci,

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Louis ciloncieurges clar examine, lessembole, led the connaissance and Sambologi

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Meo giorgi is son redistre, the trio Avnspre d'amont, lesabresformond

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de silhouette, Fontomatico, torde etiene rossan alianprofon avecupasisi an ape

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qui putiniore nudouven suo la carte, sister Tille Margrellidu to

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the clara la fete a la bierrand to de sante

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Cauchy Le Chamason performed lauti palefe Meritienne arstineban lab regard

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issi detail potent as sam boys, You're an arbor clire

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Austlesippoul the tetras prepit tale may continued. The marchis Louis

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ponn Sultan Saint laieer cherchion Quelcuchiou's daught to conness sambole

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de mond Etienne, Louisa Moomo pill snfemirier admit Ille, mister Saguto,

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mister totally dispute and certitude to desip Soudan lorsque con

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sievon la carte arrived in Clairier Cauchy less boys you

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le carte, selina Veque, Pierre torde l'antredancy to bill suv

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Redevon and croyab nermier Clai sisi pallemoment etienne m de

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couver de relicciennes parmeell an artefact quireson a Louis lapreved

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in connection personnel a s passe lesiubrien, partege la de

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couverte vexis Ani, Louis visible Morteni de voillenfanson socre cetia,

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Jon deferni, mamoni issi avouteille letncion so dissip clara etienne

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e luis rider campis le pasce el presens ren contredanzan

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sulfleg distoire de nouvee resalience aunt tito la pirieer tien

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su sang ela nouvelle confierence Saint Louis is a plus

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dan listours de saphonni la forre temmier de la raventeur

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le lees partier Henrici, elle pa repope an si le

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caet titienne, revelle non sen Mali se gred del cartusi

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sou de la NiTi de la fernie in nouvelle page

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de l'a visesouve an armonia vecio micro.

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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: Dar Le montagni de vouge, auntepi de fay rougier horo

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couve le fere dance.

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Speaker 4: In the motai divoge a carpet of red and gold

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leaves covers the dense forest Le Brun.

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Speaker 1: Saint fill con trele lle fral bretons quilli pa fun

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cretuilli fey morte.

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Speaker 4: The mist seeps between the old trees, as footsteps crackle

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on the dead leaves.

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Speaker 1: Less d' tour ne fre entre du prome si de mistre.

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Speaker 4: The autumn air is fresh, filled with promises and mysteries.

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Speaker 1: Si tisi le ves de la tou Saint Titienne, Clara

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Elluise Citien lisuri vision de sambos enigmatique.

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Speaker 4: It is here, on the eve of la Tousaies, that Etienne,

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Claja and Louis stand their eyes fixed on an ancient

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map adorned with enigmatic symbols.

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Speaker 1: Etienne Jeannie storia a vid de curieu trete.

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Speaker 4: Ecien, a young and curious historian, holds the map preciously.

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Speaker 1: Son re ve de revilli and sugre quinset forre.

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Speaker 4: His dream is to reveal a hidden secret in this forest.

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Speaker 1: Clara sameer rni lu p serve vexticisme.

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Speaker 4: Cuaja, his best friend, observes him skeptically.

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Speaker 1: Etucur coutevre, are you sure this map is real? De

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montell fnsi, she asks, frowning. Louis ciloncurgues cula examinin sambule.

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Speaker 4: Louis silent until now examines the symbols.

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Speaker 1: Villa de conisson sen samboulgi meo giorgi y sont bredestre.

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Speaker 4: He has knowledge in symbology, but to day he seems distracted.

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Speaker 1: Le triou avnspres d'erment Lisa bonfonmon de siluete fonto maticou tourdu.

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Speaker 4: The trio advances cautiously, the trees forming ghostly silhouettes around them.

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Speaker 1: Etienne Rosson Alien proufont avecu persis si ann abe ti

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ne peutiillree.

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Speaker 4: Etienne feels a deep connection to the past. Here a

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call he cannot ignore.

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Speaker 1: Nu du Vencievo le carte sister tille Mygrelli dut de clera.

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Speaker 4: We must follow the map, he insists, despite Cohrara's doubts.

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Speaker 1: La feete a la bieran de santie queche.

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Speaker 4: The forest is a labyrinth of hidden paths.

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Speaker 1: Lichiem Son Parfon, Leu Tipari fay Merritien Estine bon Labre.

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Speaker 4: The trails are sometimes engulfed by the leaves, but Etienne

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remains steadfast.

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Speaker 1: Bregarde, I d'e till pointo en sainbol surnabre.

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Speaker 4: Look here, he says, pointing to a symbol on a tree.

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Speaker 1: Pierre ouse lisitol.

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Speaker 4: Coja shrugs.

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Speaker 1: The tetrens a pre pititel ney contini de marchi.

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Speaker 4: Maybe a coincidence, she replies, but she continues to walk.

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Speaker 1: Louis fnand sutan Saint laiere cherchen quell coucheuse d'Outre.

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Speaker 4: Louis meanwhile seems elsewhere, searching for something else.

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Speaker 1: Du cournesis saintboule. Do you know these symbols de mont

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de Etienne Etien, asks Louissita moumon. Louis hesitates for a moment.

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Bill me soufemrier admetille.

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Speaker 4: They are familiar to me, he admits.

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Speaker 1: Nister saint jou toomister.

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Speaker 4: Mystery adds to mystery to.

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Speaker 1: Tris dispute and sertitid su di si sud a lorsque

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monsieurvon le gerte yzerive no sin cliierquchi.

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Speaker 4: All arguments and uncertainties suddenly dissipate. When following the map,

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they arrive in a hidden clearing.

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Speaker 1: Les sain boil seur ra guerte, Selina veti, piero tourdu.

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Speaker 4: The symbols on the map a ligne with the stones

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around them.

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Speaker 1: L'antre nancitou bliis suvre de vn.

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Speaker 4: The entrance to a forgotten sight opens before them.

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Speaker 1: En croyebre neur mir Clara Sisipa le.

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Speaker 4: Moment incredible Claai whispers, seized by the moment.

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Speaker 1: Etienne u de couvre de Relicciennes.

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Speaker 4: Etienne moved discovers ancient relics.

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Speaker 1: Barmiel, anarte fact Tirisi.

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Speaker 4: Among them, an artifact that resonates within him.

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Speaker 1: La preudrenet sion personelle soon.

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Speaker 4: Perci, proof of a personal connection to his past.

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Speaker 1: Lisieubrillon i parte le di couverte Vixizenni.

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Speaker 4: His eyes shining, he shares the discovery with his friends.

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Speaker 1: Louis visible, mont Enni de Voui Lancres.

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Speaker 4: Louis visibly Moved, finally reveals his secret.

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Speaker 1: Cetier Jon de ferni, ma'muni si a voutille.

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Speaker 4: This family legend led me here, He admits, Le toncion

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su di si the me dissipate clara.

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Speaker 1: Itienne eluill reger conprie.

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Speaker 4: Craja. Etienne and Louis exchange a knowing glance.

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Speaker 1: Lu persi ilu presence soufstoire de nouves allience.

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Speaker 4: The past and the present meet in a breath full

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of history and new alliances n quito.

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Speaker 1: Le pierrier ien sou si.

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Speaker 4: As they leave the clearing, Etienne feels changed.

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Speaker 1: Ella nouve confience. Louis is place d'a listoil de seferni.

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Speaker 4: He has a new confidence in himself and his place

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in his family's history.

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Speaker 1: La free tell monmier de la raventieu, le leespartier henrici

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Ille rep.

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Speaker 4: The forest a silent witness to their adventure, lets them

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go enriched and bonded by their epic journey.

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Speaker 1: And le tue ditien revel nons mali sure de querte

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meo SII.

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Speaker 4: Thus ecienes quest reveals not only the secrets of the map,

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but also those of friendship and family.

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Speaker 1: In nouvelle page de la vissouve on armonie vec, a

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new chapter of their life opens in harmony with the

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ancient whisper of the deep woods.

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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: Letepie le tepie le tapi, the carpet, labrim, leabrim, leabrim,

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the mist, dance, dance, dance dance, le carte, le carte

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like carte, the map, enigmatic, enigmatic, enigmatic, enigmatic, curiu, curiu, curiu,

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curious of excepted sism, accepted sism, a ve excepted sism, skeptically,

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francilli sourci, francille, sourci, francilli sci the frown, lessemble, lessembole, ensemble,

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the symbols lissambleug, lissembolgi lissembol.

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Speaker 4: The symbology dis tre dis tray, this tre distracted.

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Speaker 1: Le silhouette, le silhouette, les silhouette.

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Speaker 4: The silhouettes Bria, lilien, liia, the connection.

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Speaker 1: Assisti assisti ancisty to insist in bronlab inebralable in nebron

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lab steadfast, luisa luisa leu assa, the coincidence bussilisipol o,

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silisipol o, silisipol to shrug di city di city city,

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to hesitate.

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Speaker 4: Casi caschi guess hidden, Seligni, seligny, sellin Yi to align.

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Speaker 1: Latierrier latierrier let tierrier, The clearing SiZ seigre sizi to

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seize latifect, larteffect, lachte facts, the artifact, lea prev, lea

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prevre la prev, the proof, viz blmo zy blemont viz

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blm visibly lal jendre leal jendre, le jendre, the legend

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Livuelly Livuelli, Divuelli to reveal Lady Couvert, Lady Couvert, Lady Couvert.

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The Discovery Sudiscipe, sudisicipe, Sudi Sppe to dissipate Alliance Alliance Lilliance,

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the Alliance.

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