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Speaker 1: Levon souffre dust trever lesardred' ro trette, le fe du

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ton d'anco, sol u, fruis, spectacul de couler d'ore, etienne, annamrefuchi,

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souprome tonnos pisspisible retnqut du sans lue tito beyond the

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La reli de safrenesi materialist noela proche, javequi, la prescion

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de trouve de cado, significative prosees Ani Marie Lussi, Pezetian Nepalis,

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madiazan bonndet Elizabeia and personnel if de vre quipartoia message

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sans reprofun arosmod lord the snsgeur roissant javetntn de palle,

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the marcial artisanal nonuandola socio, la appress a meditation matinaletien

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sumi or route velle marche le trage de cour your marchion.

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You puve santur a frechel de la dutton arrives your place.

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I decouver the pettit shop deliineer schackartisan present tonsonlitiarec passion

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leserv ros exposed captives on attention, the potry delicate, the

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bijou and Anjean fab riquie Rexoi di bugi, romatic quiribe,

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red pa Uton messofit in petted sculture rom buaiquiaretta so

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rodia a represented trophigures on l s sambolis or any

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like connection shaq detied the lascuture pletalono l artisan la profounder,

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the sassambolique etien santisun carslegi ave tele cado parfe sola

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represente exact monsuquil Rossanepo, Marie Luci, Lesois de Noello, santrod

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Ro trette Susan cellte e'siano freely cado a Sisanni le

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cal Melabotti di moment rendez setan Steanepresciu, Marie Luci fortuchepa

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labouti la significures you la sculpture a concreele for Relaton

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sounderier andrednald Is surreal de Sisanni etien santine panteria sancetaly

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really zacun porte mela mourrel a si so Noel la

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etienne trouva nile e le monde materielle icontriquiluve transformelus samplon

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excepttionlles que la sindon sois.

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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: Levon soufre du s ma trevere le sal brod sintre

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de trete.

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Speaker 3: The wind blew gently through the trees of the retreat center.

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Speaker 1: Le feyd ton don su sule au France spectacuo de

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couler d'ore.

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Speaker 3: The autumn leaves danced on the ground, offering a display

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of golden colors.

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Speaker 1: Etienne en mare fuchi supreme ne ton quill mon sulpi

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ses pisibe.

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Speaker 3: E chienna. Thoughtful man strolled quietly in this peaceful landscape.

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Speaker 1: Rieteten quete du sans luin diito billon de la rilli

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de sa frinisi materialiste.

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Speaker 3: He was in search of meaning, far from the whirlwind

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of the city and its materialistic frenzy.

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Speaker 1: Noela prouchet ye vecrie la precion de trouve de querdu

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signifiquetif posiesni Marie Luci.

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Speaker 3: Noel was approaching and with it the pressure to find

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meaningful gifts for his friends Mahi and Roussie.

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Speaker 1: Bisitien ne ne pelli made zen bondi elizougiens personnel.

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Speaker 3: But Etienne didn't like crowded stores and impersonal objects.

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Speaker 1: I vu le q coucheus d'u vray qui portoree message

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saint sere prouffen.

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Speaker 3: He wanted something real, something that would carry a sincere

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and deep message.

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Speaker 1: Beerroussmn lord de son, siegeur roussen, jie vetneida, marchiertisennale no nuen.

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Speaker 2: De la.

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Speaker 3: Fortunately, during his stay at the center, he had heard

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about a craft market not far from there.

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Speaker 1: Sou jour la a pres medite soon Matinelle etien sumen

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route vel le marche.

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Speaker 3: That day, after his morning meditation, Etienne set out for

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the market.

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Speaker 1: Le Trage de cour l Marchion ypuve sontio a frichel

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de la d'utain.

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Speaker 3: The journey was short, and as he walked he could

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feel the freshness of the autumn air.

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Speaker 1: Ariveusurplece ll couvrie de petit chap de linier, chequertizan prestier victsciu.

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Speaker 3: Upon arrival, he discovered small stalls lined up, each artisan

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presenting their craft with passion.

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Speaker 1: Lisave rosspousicetive soon la tonsiu de putris de ritier di

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dijouon najean fabriquier vexxoit i di bougi rarome titi qiribe

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red tauto.

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Speaker 3: The displayed works captivated his attention, delicate pottery, silver jewelry

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made with care, and aromatic candles that released enchanting sense.

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Speaker 1: Nessur fidin fetequichio en boichier retasn reder.

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Speaker 3: But it was a small wooden sculpture that caught his eye.

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Speaker 1: Ell represente tro figuillon le sie saint boulizo la nithill

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le connection.

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Speaker 3: It represented three figures entwined, symbolizing friendship and connection.

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Speaker 1: Cheques ditai de la squurtio tre lu telln de la

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tison de la profundur de sa Saint Bourrique.

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Speaker 3: Every detail of the sculpture showed the artisan's talent and

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the depth of its symbolism.

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Speaker 1: Etien son tison curse ligi.

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Speaker 3: Etienne felt his heart lighten.

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Speaker 1: Bi save cu cite lu qudo parfe.

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Speaker 3: He knew it was the perfect gift.

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Speaker 1: Sou laro presente execte monsuquill rosnte po Marie Luisi.

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Speaker 3: It exactly represented how he felt about Mahi and Lucie.

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Speaker 1: Le soil de noel ro sin tred rue trette susan Cielli,

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touilli zieno friliquer do a sizeni.

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Speaker 3: On Christmas Eve at the retreat center, under a starry sky,

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echienn presented the gifts to his friends.

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Speaker 1: Lequel me la bututi di monmonn dee cetinstant precieu.

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Speaker 3: The common beauty of the moment made it precious.

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Speaker 1: Marie Luci fertucchipa labuti, le signi fiquec laescuetier.

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Speaker 3: Mahi and Lucie were touched by the beauty and significance

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of the sculpture.

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Speaker 1: E concree li fe relentnciendier.

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Speaker 3: They understood the effort and thought behind it.

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Speaker 1: Un reghernaldi surreerd sizenni ittien sontiin pentterier sins Stelia Luis.

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Speaker 3: Seeing the smiles of his friends, Etienne felt an inner

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piece settle within him.

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Speaker 1: Reli zacu sounite peu quer don sue quien porte me

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la mour re lu sun quill veni don souchois.

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Speaker 3: He realized that it wasn't the gift itself that mattered,

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but the love and care he had put into this choice.

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Speaker 1: An si so Noel la etien trouvain niquili brent tresidio

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ill mon materielle.

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Speaker 3: Thus that Noel Etienne found a balance between his ideals

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and the material world.

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Speaker 1: Ye concricuilo tonticiti pu vetrns fame LUs saint pronxititionelle que

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le sain ceriti etin querdon soir.

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Speaker 3: He understood that authenticity could transform the simple into the exceptional,

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and that sincerity was a gift in itself.

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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: Levon, levon, levon, the wind, dussmon, dussimon, dus simon gently

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li sentre de r trette, li sentre de r trette,

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le sintre de retrette, the retreat center, lupisage, lupiseege, lupiseege,

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the landscape, littoubion, littoubion, litteux billum, the whirlwind, La frinisi,

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la frinisi la frenisi, the frenzy lique Doo, liquet do

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liquet doo, The gifts, bound BOUNDI bound crowded, lisaue Je personnel,

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lisaue Jian personnel, lis Je personel, The impersonal objects, Le

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marchi artisanale, le marchier artisanale, le marchiertisenal, the craft market letrage,

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le trage, le trage, the journey, le frecher, le frecher,

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le frecher, The freshness Lizis Shop, Lizis Shop, Lizis Shop,

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The stalls Latison, Latison, Latiso, the artisan let poutrie, les poutrie,

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les pou tree, the pottery libiju on nachon, libiju on najeon,

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lebiju onachon, the silver jewelry evic sois vixis affici with care.

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Libouchi is a romatic, lib Bouchi is a roomatic let bougie.

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The aromatic aromatic candles, liparfa, liparfa lisparfa. The sense ont

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ut on fut enchanting.

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Speaker 5: Let's cuture, Let's cuture less cuture, the sculpture unless see

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Unlet's see Unlet's see entwined lissambulique lissmbolique less bolique.

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Speaker 3: The symbol bluecare, the queer, the care, the heart.

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Speaker 1: Slegi, slegi salgi to lighten liciel, the sellielle, the sky,

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lapey lepe le pee, the piece letson see lai son cerriti,

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lasan cerriti, the sincerity, bluetontiiciti, lutonticiti, luton ticiti, the authenticity

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anterier anterier, anterier inner.

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