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Speaker 3: In this episode, will journey with a Lease as she

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Speaker 1: Le sole solved sole, lupis, menifique, montre d'au bonferre de ferso, vasculore,

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le fre de plantas, elisa, the seque kipi son cerbaton

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la chammad, the contantremont de tantons usual g Marcelo debi

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des exercis, the coisium they keep, poulis setelocas in parfet

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the proviasy capacity el voleard' montfer parti deli quip national

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broddutless uve, constamo el rodarda uttordell mark anatiete experimentee favori

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related talent you conference a popular pamilies, neilis need Paretta,

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lassis on so bad, Sophie, tueprette de monde, marc avecan surier,

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Sophie en ami delis occhal attet elete tell me posse,

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the kelite kellys admire rapprocha de else mirah to elusive

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forteque contoi les exer cis commonsre, the traversi p prev

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elupisa port teldefi finale in course the stack pari keep elis,

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serve sessions lord dfi lecky pesite eflidre marke commonsa as

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sample de mesuturna veriris to do fredrige to do burnside

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Elisa esita sudomondncion s suvan alrd de mode sofi alpri

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and grana spiraci accepta sueve more createl s the concernt

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it did as only keep a travelezostak sunk, but for

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me and Elissa palo dut larrette tiphi conference as son

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asta les obstacle f dificile may elisis only keep reste

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sude iresi ra franchier llini da rive and promi gista

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volotre kip in victoire retrats in victoire to the man

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the su lage mon la ferte and prairies secree cipie

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la prodice man mark some letter pressione bijoui ditillan souria

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tueterin croyable leison, prenur va felicitele keep elis santique and

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e lave like conference calavernan none te pasal mons capacityes

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anddividual mesi and la fourth deli keep la journee termina

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so la linier do regi sole cuchon lise assist predior

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riso so santi preta frontel figure ela ve pro vicious

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bieno belad in saint pre victoire e la ved couver,

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la pisance de la cola bora la CONFIENCEI yeshon diole

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delis quip le conan rement avetransformese edime l duties place

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a la sertitude eli te prets poliit nacionale.

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

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: L sole selves du semns le conan remon.

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Speaker 3: The sun was rising gently over the training camp lu.

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Speaker 1: Pis age te manni fique montourre d'a baronferre de ferso

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vage coul.

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Speaker 3: The scenery was magnificent, surrounded by blossoming trees and colorful wildflowers.

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Speaker 1: Les fred pantoneentri di chon dios iddu giagulli giu risu vois.

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Speaker 3: The fresh spring air was filled with the song of

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birds and the gentle gurgling of the nearby stream.

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Speaker 1: Elise pre de quipi sonqb chamade.

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Speaker 3: Alice stood near her teammates, her heart pounding wildly.

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Speaker 1: Leu con lan remo tetans ugogi marquellu di bi desiger

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de couis di quip.

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Speaker 3: The training camp was intense and today marked the beginning

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of the team cohesion exercises.

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Speaker 1: Pour re Lise cite lucez jon tarfete du prou visice citi.

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Speaker 3: For release. It was the perfect opportunity to prove her abilities.

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Speaker 1: El voules d'a montfer partis deliquipnacionales.

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Speaker 3: She ardently wanted to be part of the new national teams.

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Speaker 1: De du tres ve con, but.

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Speaker 3: A shadow of doubt constantly followed.

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Speaker 1: Her erodda uto del She looked around Marc Anatier de SPERIMONTIEI, Mark,

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an experienced athlete, was the favorite confien.

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Speaker 3: He was talented, confident and popular among the others mails,

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but Alice wasn't ready to let herself be outdone without

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a fight.

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Speaker 1: Sofi tue pret.

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Speaker 3: Sophie, are you ready.

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Speaker 1: De monde marque ve can Surier.

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Speaker 3: Asked Mark with a smile.

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Speaker 1: Sofi inelli de lisuche et tete.

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Speaker 3: Sophie. A friend of Alise nodded.

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Speaker 1: Eli pussi del mire.

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Speaker 3: She was calm and composed two qualities that Elise admired.

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Speaker 1: Esprocher deliso mirra t e lusi forte tu.

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Speaker 3: She moved closer to Elise and whispered to her, you

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are as strong as they are.

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Speaker 6: Contoi believe in yourself lisen Cier Sisco Monser.

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Speaker 3: The exercises began il.

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Speaker 1: Ve treversi pu pre ilu pusa di fi finelle in

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course de p stec barquip.

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Speaker 3: They had to go through several trials and the most

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important was the final challenge, a team obstacle.

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Speaker 1: Race elis sevek sessions.

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Speaker 3: Elise knew this was her chance.

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Speaker 1: Lord did file kipeite.

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Speaker 3: During the challenge, the team hesitated if a leader was needed.

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Speaker 1: Marc Co Monsa, as Saint posna vere.

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Speaker 3: Ris Mark started to assert himself, but turned to Elise,

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to de.

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Speaker 6: Red rigi, you should lead tour du bon. You have

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good ideas, Elisia, so do mon Alise hesitated, wondering if

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she should take the lead.

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Speaker 1: A sousuva al de modu soufi.

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Speaker 3: Then she remembered Sophie's words.

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Speaker 1: E prin grona spirac excepta.

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Speaker 3: She took a deep breath and accepted.

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Speaker 1: Siu vis more.

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Speaker 3: Follow me creetel, she shouted, as.

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Speaker 1: Soni quip a cave lisobstec.

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Speaker 3: She focused and guided her team through the obstacles.

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Speaker 1: Sont fa melissade.

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Speaker 3: Her heart was beating hard, but she didn't let doubt stop.

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Speaker 1: Her e ficunfi sosta.

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Speaker 3: She trusted her instincts.

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Speaker 1: Lisabstecicill ne lisi soni quip reste sudi.

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Speaker 3: The obstacles were difficult, but Elise and her team stayed

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together re sira.

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Speaker 1: Giustaqui.

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Speaker 3: They managed to cross the finish line first, just before

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the other team.

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Speaker 1: In victoire trete les victoi to de mens.

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Speaker 3: A narrow victory, but a victory nonetheless.

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Speaker 1: Blue semn fertres.

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Speaker 3: Relief and pride filled the lease.

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Speaker 1: Ceci quipill la pudice men marque.

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Speaker 3: Her teammates were applauding her. Even Mark seemed impressed.

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Speaker 1: Bieenoui dtillen suria.

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Speaker 3: Well done, he said, smiling.

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Speaker 1: Till teel.

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Speaker 3: You were incredible.

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Speaker 1: Leis entrener vain felicite quip.

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Speaker 3: The coaches came to congratulate the team.

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Speaker 1: Elise sont.

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Speaker 3: Elise felt that something inside her had changed la.

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Speaker 1: Confiance que le ven te pas mon meusi la fse

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de l quip.

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Speaker 3: The confidence she now had was not just in her

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individual abilities, but also in the strength of the team.

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Speaker 1: La journi sou ter minas sou la nierd reg soles couchon.

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Speaker 3: The day ended under the golden light of the setting sun.

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Speaker 1: Elise assis predioriceu sous santi preta fronte fire.

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Speaker 3: Elise, sitting by the stream, felt ready to face the future.

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Speaker 1: Eleve pro vique couchius bienno bela di saints purvitois.

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Speaker 3: She had proven something far beyond a simple victory.

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Speaker 1: Ele Ve di couvert la pisson de la cola bora

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la confiencesois.

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Speaker 3: She had discovered the power of collaboration and self confidence.

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Speaker 1: Yeschen disoisus melegoille de les quip.

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Speaker 3: The birds songs mingled with the joyful laughter of the team.

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Speaker 1: Luconment a vetos fanmaise.

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Speaker 3: The training camp had transformed a.

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Speaker 1: Lease idisme le duties place les certitude.

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Speaker 3: And now doubt gave way to certainty.

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Speaker 1: Eli te prets polesquit neale.

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Speaker 3: She was ready for the national team.

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Speaker 4: 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 6: Yeahm luvi solay, livid sola, liluvid sola, the sunrise.

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Speaker 1: Blue piasage, blue piasage, blue pasage.

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Speaker 3: The scenery, many feak, many feak, many feak, magnificent. Entourree, entourree,

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entourree to surround.

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Speaker 1: Left your sauvage, left here, sauvage, left your sauvage.

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Speaker 3: The wildflower, le degui, le de'ergui, le degui, the gurgling blue.

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Speaker 1: CreI keepee, blue corey, keepier, blue CreI keepie. The teammate

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that la chamade, that holle che made, that la cha made,

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two pound, entense, entance, entense, intense, la cuisi, la CUIs

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you la cuisu. The cohesion a d'emo a d'emo ademo ardently, bullembres, bullembres, buembres,

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the shadow, brideut bre d'eut brideut, the doubt, consteman, consteman,

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consteman constantly, it's spirimonti, it's spierrimonti, it's spierrimonti. Experienced tellaneu, telenteu, tellenteu,

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talented populaire populaire, populaire.

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Speaker 3: Popular, The pass, the pass, the pass.

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Speaker 6: Out, Do Pussy, Pussy, pussy composed, Le prere, les prere,

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le prere, The trial.

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Speaker 1: Bredifi Budifi Bredifi, The Challenge, Spossy, Sapossy, Spossy.

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Speaker 3: To assert Di city z t di City, to Hesitate, bloopstack, Bloopstack, blpstack,

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the obstacle bid bid bid to guide, Fair confience, Fair confience,

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fair confience.

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Speaker 1: To trust, Blue Blue Blue, So.

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Speaker 3: The relief.

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Speaker 1: Lea fierte, le fierte, la fierte, the pride, a prudiu aprudie,

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a prudieu to applaud l'antrenier Lanrener, Lanrener, the coach.

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