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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll walk alongside a Meal as he
returns to Schendor's to confront his past, uncover a haunting
family secret, and find the path to reconciliation.
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Speaker 1: Dar Leo, Gertie Tonti, le schendore, Ulissa, Pardo, Coulgrovia, le Fey,
crek sus levond' donjuan avex avist sole f Elop Servell,
Maison de corredo, Sitrui de gerland lasennepezib messon carnele Epa,
the neil soutien de vola, maison famiel Landrie boarded the Crisontaine,
Jean Elsit and Poi de la patrine in Naga America
contellus crequi, Counte Svitia di chier Resafanni usci Cassre, cadet latins,
le pa dee, la porte e, les tutsuriant, les brasauvert,
emil hopain six clam telle savoir et amelane, dogois de Melancholis,
bon jour, lucy rereponteil Sejan de sourreers Sambrase, Mella Dratmo
deierrelle Emilia Persois, Sebastian tu jour Rabill Saint Plemont the
memroy der curie le ton de Monston, emilsusuviendolor of France.
Sebastian abtel a meson voisin ensembles is unparteges de momont
d'urvire de s greme mire nestu so la sans lois
is san styled ale salon platfunchiol table base in dusoder
the tarto pam surepon uci pal de toute dorria, the
la fason no la villa sang the nouvo te per
mile vassa emiriquot ciloncieux le reda suvon pergi parafnette like
conversationon de rive so les souvenir titusuvien emil contango servolon
le part de monte. Sebastian seterravon tusin themili soon la
tonsi monte les momont avegni ildo a parle jidaisoli detailed
La votronbland porceicepass poetro partisilon you see soute sonsurier cefas
natusu fe emil repoducement set the deficile. Sebastian has the
ciloncieur announstan pierre jute je vouli may ge come pranque
passin like confession de misi lord de dou les, der
regre il ra cont leretie touch so so cregular foreseerloi.
You see a Sebastian qut parfola fabrizi the cilonce saint
Stalon suit demi cal pierre ne contre tutatant. You see
saprochy place in mari comfortns nepole en perravence detail ensembles
sebastian au schlettett on a tuesday foot nesson e la
mattina le tom pace don souseellon d'utain llanement di caersouvre
le mousieerqueux saint ser mpredespois dineuve cheller saints steal said
du pardon y de la confrehension lasquell so las decline
emil Rosson pe nouvelle i la felo promie pas vuci
Sebastien Irino sumpa parfe messi sonpres re constrere ensortean ellenton
a nouvol du brismond fay ipola premier foi i respier facimont.
Speaker 3: Let's take another lisson. Listen closely to any part you
may have missed.
Speaker 1: D'ar le gertie trontill lu chend'ore ulissa borossu parsdu coule
Rougio Emil Roville.
Speaker 3: In the quiet neighborhood of Chendors, where the trees are
adorned with red and gold colors, Emil returns le.
Speaker 1: Fay x sous petnqui levens levon de' ton juan a
vexa vest.
Speaker 3: The leaves crunch under his feet as he walks the
autumn wind, playing with his jacket.
Speaker 1: Su lefe de zenichi neeta venici.
Speaker 3: It has been years since he last came here.
Speaker 1: Illupservell neissun de corri de sitrii dederlande.
Speaker 3: He observes the houses decorated with pumpkins and garlands La sene.
Speaker 1: Peisibe meisson caneleta.
Speaker 3: The scene is peaceful, but his heart is not.
Speaker 1: Denis soutiendo volaisson Fernielle.
Speaker 3: Emil stands in front of the family.
Speaker 1: Home Landrie bordid tri sentem jeune.
Speaker 3: The entrance is lined with yellow chrysanthemums.
Speaker 1: Ilsit a poen la petrine.
Speaker 3: He hesitates a weight in his chest.
Speaker 1: In gamera coun tu su grequillente servitier de chirisa ferni.
Speaker 3: He has never told the secret that has haunted him,
the one that tore his family apart.
Speaker 1: You see se seur que dit la tons le pas
de la porte.
Speaker 3: Lucie, his younger sister, waits for him on the doorstep.
Speaker 1: Ele e tuturient le brasauvert.
Speaker 3: She has all smiles, arms open wide.
Speaker 1: Emil u fin six cientelles.
Speaker 3: Emil. Finally, she exclaims, savoi eta.
Speaker 1: Melane do joi e de meln colis.
Speaker 3: Her voice is a mix of joy and melancholy.
Speaker 1: Boon jour Lucie, pre boon till seen de surier.
Speaker 3: Hello, Lucy, he replies, trying to smile.
Speaker 1: Sontrase Mela dratmo.
Speaker 3: They awkwardly embrace.
Speaker 1: Deier relle Emila pe Sebastien tu jour rabiller saint prement
le memere gercurie.
Speaker 3: Behind her Emil spot sebastiall still simply dressed with the
same curious gaze.
Speaker 1: Letn da Monston niceu souvien de la rent France.
Speaker 3: For a moment, Emil remembers their childhood.
Speaker 1: Sebastien, Abitella meissonisin.
Speaker 3: Sebastia I lived in the neighboring house en sin.
Speaker 1: Is unpartei de moment d'ur riere de su gremion mire.
Speaker 3: Together they shared moments of laughter and whispered secrets.
Speaker 1: Nestu sou la san luis, but.
Speaker 3: All of that seems far away is Saint Stell d'
lu seillon. They settle in the living room.
Speaker 1: Blete funco retable basse indu sou del de tartupe surrepont.
Speaker 3: The tea steams on the coffee table, and a sweet
smell of apple pie spreads.
Speaker 1: Lucipa deri de la feron, la rieri de nuvu.
Speaker 3: Te Lucy talks about everything and nothing, about how the
town has changed, about the new things among the neighbors.
Speaker 1: Emili coute ciloncieux le reguer suv perd parla fenette.
Speaker 3: Emil listens silent, his gaze often lost out the window.
Speaker 1: Le converse sien de rive soles souvenirs.
Speaker 3: The conversation drifts to memories.
Speaker 1: Tuitu souvien enille conta de monte, Sebastien.
Speaker 3: Do you remember, Emil when we flew kites in the park.
Sebastia asks Ceter von tou sin, that was before all this,
demi so l Emil feels tension rising les mon, the
moment has come, Il d Paris.
Speaker 1: You must speak gi disuli ditill la voe tronlance.
Speaker 3: I'm sorry, he says, voice trembling.
Speaker 1: Poor souice psi poortre bartici.
Speaker 3: For what happened, for being gone so long.
Speaker 1: You see sou te son sourier ce fez.
Speaker 3: Lucie falls silent. Her smile fades.
Speaker 1: Nadu sou fe ni pur ducement.
Speaker 3: We all suffered a meal, She replies gently.
Speaker 1: Cete di fiicille. It was difficult, Sebastian reston sieur nonstan
pierre jute.
Speaker 3: Sebastia remains silent for a moment, then.
Speaker 1: Adds chief nae giu coun person.
Speaker 3: I was angry with you, but I understand that it
wasn't easy.
Speaker 1: Le confession de misi lur de de du leres de
r grey.
Speaker 3: Emila's confession follows, heavy with pain and regrets.
Speaker 1: Il ra conte lere qie tou cheni su su cre
qui le forcier se lugny.
Speaker 3: He tells of the mistake that changed everything, this secret
that forced him to distance himself.
Speaker 1: You see is sibestiae court parfoi la vois Brizi.
Speaker 3: Lucie and Sebastia listen, sometimes with broken voices.
Speaker 1: Lu Cie, Lance Saint selonceit.
Speaker 3: Silence sets in. Afterwards, Demi Calu, Pierre Emil fears the
worst nee.
Speaker 1: Contre toutetent you sie se proche ples in Marie confortan
sou sou nipoul.
Speaker 3: But against all odds, Lucie approaches and places a comforting
hand on his shoulder. Nitel, we can move forward, she says.
Speaker 1: Sible.
Speaker 3: If we try together.
Speaker 1: Sebastien tet.
Speaker 3: Sebastian nods on a Tuesday foot. We all have faults
la matema, but we are here now.
Speaker 1: Le tn pas mon souseelen d'utn el di quersouve.
Speaker 3: Time passes in this autumn living room, and slowly hearts open.
Speaker 1: Le mousieurque saint se entre d'espois.
Speaker 3: Words circulates, sincere, filled with hope.
Speaker 1: Lineuve Cheller, saintstel serge pardon l concreension.
Speaker 3: A new warmth settles in that of forgiveness and understanding.
Speaker 1: Lascules de ti, Emil rosine nouvelle.
Speaker 3: As the sun sets, Emil feels a new peace.
Speaker 1: I le felu premier pas.
Speaker 3: He has taken the first step.
Speaker 1: You see Sebastien irinu so fe mission prere.
Speaker 3: Lucie, Sebastia and here are not perfect, but they are
ready to rebuild.
Speaker 1: En sort illento a nouvou l du bris mond de
fay ippo la premier FOI I respirefec.
Speaker 3: As he leaves, he hears the soft rustling of the
leaves again, and for the first time, he breathes easily.
Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Here are today's vocabulary words, first in French, then in English.
Speaker 1: Letturti let turti, le gertier the neighborhood, dari parie tary adorned,
le fay, le fay, le fay, the leaves, crack crack, crack, crunch,
levon levon le'von the wind, decurie, decurie, decourie decorated, lisitrouix, lisitrouix, lisitrui,
the pumpkins, ligierlande, ligierland, li gierlande, the garlands, lassen lassen
las sin the scene, lecaire, lequier, lecer, the heart, lantrie, lantrie, laantree,
the entrance, borde bourdie burdi wind, Li Crisontein, Li crisontein,
Li cusontein, the chrysanthemums, La pois, la pois, la pois,
the way, la poetrin, la poetrin, la poetrin, the chest
le sucre lea sirgre le sucre, The secret Untie Auntie,
Auntie hunted, This Chieri di Chieri, this Chieri, Torres, cadet, cadet,
cadet Younger, Lissurier, lissurier, les surier, The smiles, Maladratmo, maladratmo,
mala dotemo awkwardly lu sellon, lu sellon, le salon.
Speaker 3: The living room, feu fun him, steams.
Speaker 1: Let table, bass lettablue, bass let, doablue, bess.
Speaker 3: The coffee table, blue, dere lue, der lue der, the smell.
Speaker 1: Let, tartupum let, tartupum let, tartupum, the apple pie, leffinette, leffinette,
left finette, the window, souvenir, souvenir, souvenir, memories, latons, letts, letts,
the tension tone, blunt tone, blant tongue, Blount trembling.
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