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Speaker 1: Fluidl RG.

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In this episode, we'll explore how childhood friendships evolve over

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Speaker 1: Le fe do re tobi fred de luton don soon

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welcoming panto v emilis pre historique ritefi de flor de paris,

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the converse tre elutant monitas, the porcelain cree in sanfhoni

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a greablo tordel emili de nervus a giorgi el rotrou

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Vegilia son vie yenni a preds ani de silance a

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suvn de la raniti, uttre fo pleind riri d' refe

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partage melisanie ave passi, cre fo treu juliatra Emili Santia

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melane ditsitada preension eleve biancur madame soon sourier el rote

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Ruvello garson calaveconi is sn brasertinidmo pronoun place a lortabla

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dituel a vex uslar renine, Emili comment saint Julia to

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arrest de lamme impariossi ju croi Emili suri mesinati tute

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persiste como coumblelsani perdie comode tronnette sans an at on

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all er cafe iparer de toute doria Julia ra contess

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ariostas uni di Crevensuk's giving set fete to the la

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gratitude ki avepadiki valorissi emilie le coute fascine mean petrist

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el realize conia la ville ve di verge the cafe

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Epicia river On Lopola, tabludo so larom chalor Emilisu santisiu

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merge pala nostagi alpri in anspiracion profoundly disidade parais Julian

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Jean pepa iniorass and inducilence javeper cannot ranityinus yurifpa Julian

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sur pre parsa sincerity posasattas mausi gimatiite avouetille major croquelon

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petrouvie nouvauschema mema trevera distance so moment de vere teller

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ra Prussia, la tonsion so dissipa nplacepa and comprehensions mituel

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I parle longuemond parta Jean de souvenir de jespois paulavenir

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emili rosntiellor in panteriere el compricul nity veritable peisiste lutr

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reala distance the sole detine tanton le cafe de ordu

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alor quill surte brado si bradeossous luton Parisian biencle froi

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some le prichia leurouti e lavet di de pillentin purimiri

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said geournie a vesen quelquechou zannel eleavetta prick la perdo

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vete tro confronte e cuefer confience a cucelonnemella ti por

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g'arbel Calzini do la linier do rid la fando gurne.

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Emili Is Julian Seluniere prai qui renuvo che pitre dell

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ra aniti.

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Speaker 4: Let's take another reason and closely to any parts you

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Le feyd re to bie le fre de lutine don

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s von camn panto yvonte.

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Speaker 4: The golden leaves swirled in the crisp autumn air, dancing

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in the wind like a living painting.

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Speaker 1: Emili s pre del fetdicfist rique lequefe de flor baber

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de Paris.

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Speaker 4: Emili sat by the window of the historic cafe, the

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Cafe de Floor, watching the ballet of passers by on

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the cobblestones of Bahi.

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Speaker 1: Le converse sen fer tre e lutins mon de tas

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de porcelainre in Saint Furnie blu tour dell.

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Speaker 4: The hushed conversations and the clinking of porcelain cups created

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a pleasant symphony around her. Demi de nervus, Emily was nervous.

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Speaker 1: Orgi el retreuvegilien so vier yen a pre de zenni

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de silance.

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Speaker 4: Today she was meeting Julia, her old friend, after years

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of silence.

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Speaker 1: A sou souve ne de la reniti u treu foi

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prend riri de refe partegi.

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Speaker 4: She remembered their friendship, once full of laughter and shared dreams.

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Speaker 1: Nelizenie ve peci creen fou centreu.

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Speaker 4: But the years had passed, creating a gap between them.

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Speaker 1: Guillenentra Emili. Soon Tia melane did preenci.

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Speaker 4: Julia entered, and Emily felt a mix of excitement and apprehension.

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Speaker 1: Leve chani biensieur nesdame sonsurier el rot treuvell.

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Speaker 4: Di he had changed, of course, but in his smile

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she found the boy she used to know.

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Speaker 1: Isnre ser de mon pronand place le retabla dituel aveni.

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Speaker 4: They timidly embraced, taking their usual table with a view

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of the Lively street.

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Speaker 1: Emilli como sin julien tireste la meme ariussi ju.

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Speaker 4: Croi Emili Julia began, you've stayed the same, and bahi too,

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I think.

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Speaker 1: Eenili suri nesintichit persiste.

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Speaker 4: Emily smiled, but a concern lingered. Come o coumb lidi,

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how to bridge the last years? Come toronette snble si,

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how to be honest without hurting?

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Speaker 1: Annatto nod cuefe ipaerd tutidr ria.

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Speaker 4: While waiting for their coffees, they talked about everything and nothing.

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Speaker 1: Giulia ra conte ser u zini diciven sudiving said fete

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de la gratichud qve pa di quivello.

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Speaker 4: Julia recounted his life in the United States, describing sex

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giving that festival of gratitude that had no equivalent here.

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Speaker 1: Eilile coute faccini mean pietriste.

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Speaker 4: Emily listened, fascinated, but a bit sad.

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Speaker 1: El reelize connie la ville ve di vergi.

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Speaker 4: She realized how their lives had diverged.

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Speaker 1: Le guefi epicier riva en veupon tabud so la roumchele.

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Speaker 4: The spiced coffee arrived, enveloping the table with its warm aroma.

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Speaker 1: Emili su santiciu mergpaa no stegi.

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Speaker 4: Emily felt overwhelmed by nostalgia.

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Speaker 1: El pri naspiracion profun di disida de Paris.

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Speaker 4: She took a deep breath and decided to speak.

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Speaker 1: Guillen jean pepaill yurici enni lu.

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Speaker 4: Cirance, Julie, I can't ignore these years of silence.

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Speaker 1: Jeve parc no trenitillen nou sieur vif pa.

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Speaker 4: I was afraid that our friendship wouldn't survive.

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Speaker 1: Gullen sieur pri parce sen ceriti possesseetes.

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Speaker 4: Julie, surprised by her sincerity, put down his cup.

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Speaker 1: Mo ci ge mantuille a voetille. I was worried too,

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He admitted, mejieur croque lln pe trouvie nouveau chemin. But

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I believe we can find a new path. Meeme trevere

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re distance even across the distance summon de vereeti ll

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ra proucha.

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Speaker 4: This moment of truth brought them closer.

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Speaker 1: Le tonsience decipa enplacipa and comprehension mituel.

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Speaker 4: The tension dissipated, replaced by a mutual understanding.

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Speaker 1: Y par le l'inguement bartell de souvenir de eso.

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Speaker 4: They talked at length, sharing memories and hopes for the future.

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Speaker 1: In Nili rou sontiella in pentterieer el contri qui ni

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veritable persi still to resistance.

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Speaker 4: Emili then felt an inner peace. She realized that true

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friendship can withstand time and distance.

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Speaker 1: Le solle di ti nee tanto le tuefi da noordeu

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alor quill sorte barradu sieur bradus su.

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Speaker 4: The sun was setting, tinting the cafe with a soft

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gold as they left arm in arm.

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Speaker 1: Luton parisien biencu froi some le crice le rout la

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vetiti di pill.

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Speaker 4: Barizio. Autumn, though cold, seemed warmer than it had for

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a long time.

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Speaker 1: Pour Nilli said journie vechusnell.

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Speaker 4: For Emily, this day had changed something in her.

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Speaker 1: Ele Veta pri que le vee tre f.

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Speaker 4: She had learned that fear must be faced, and that

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trusting those we love is key to keeping hearts united.

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Speaker 1: Do la linierd ri de la emili, julien silugner, pre

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querra nuvo che pitre de la rai.

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Speaker 4: In the golden light of the day's end, Emily and

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Julia walked away, ready to write a new chapter of

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their 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: Life, life, life, the leaves, doh, doh, rey, dore, golden, free, free, frey, crisp,

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to be your nie, to be your nee, to be

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your knee, to swirl blue caffee, le cafee, le cafe,

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the cafe, La conversation, La conversation, la converses, the conversation, pray, pray, pray,

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to create less aphony, les aphony, lesanfuni.

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Speaker 4: The symphony, letsites, let's testium less, the excitement, lapreension, lapreension,

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la preensium. The apprehension blombars said, Lombra said, Lombras said,

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the embrace blanketyde like you, Jude, like you Jude. The

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concern Lufussi, Lufussi, Lufussi.

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Speaker 1: The gap, led distance, leddy stance, leddy stanes, the distance, praconte, praconte, raconte,

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to recount la hum lahom lahom, the aroma, la verite,

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la verite, le verite, the truth d CP, d CP

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DCP to dissipate, like comprehension, like comprehension, like comprehension.

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Speaker 4: The understanding tartagi, tartage, tartegi to share.

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Speaker 1: Psist, resist resisty, to withstand, ridicla leudiclia ludiclia, the sunset,

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la chelle, la cheleeur, la cheleur, the warmth lenus deegi,

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lenus deegi, lnus deegi. The nostalgia fair, confience fair, confience

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fair conference, to trust le pere le pere, la peer

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the fear Let me let me len me, the friend

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let table, lettable let table, the table, Fascini, fascini feccini.

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Speaker 4: To fascinate, Le's bois Le's bois Le's pois The hope.

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