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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll explore Eldie's journey of artistic self

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discovery amidst the vibrant beauty of springtime Paris, where friendship

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Speaker 1: Le Prantoisie Paris, brue Parque di Bicio, morid collaer re

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de vill lesser vision, flairformer Cleroso, duc di prom de

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revert Elodi, Lucia tell arrive, l'repanner and Pride made the

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pack po a picnique, l o d e a tuigienity

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Gianard eladrepan Messo sante suvon plan the Dutorgi, elave busuando

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la Frei, Lucia de la parell cometu jour prid courajean

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i setalent, Mela consees wond adapt son, Steve Paule Fair

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accepted a circus artistic tell Ui tet a musician Alex

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sur Charmont deidealist ivaela come in expression cur de lam In,

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Saint stealers In Grand couvertierro Milio de fare, elodis artisan

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carne Groqui cudwache Fair de mon datel lereger perdinal le

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branche ferri lucian O Salizi to abuse one day court

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cuclic critic n Messan perdor to naissance teo a tan

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pi poor question le Mayor's artist and sugular care Elodi

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santis and caerbat reprivate sedus anily presented the vision oppose

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the Sachasier for expremace santimo el trouvi in solution spontane

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elo disarticipants so it disided the pound Relisian retail Lucian

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represente ave delin Dorati de coular sub Rolfe Tomson needed

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the conformism theo or revenche a pare vedicular viv with

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the former liber kept Turnson les pre Aventier Lucia regarder

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Son portrays eoschal attet so rendon count clidos still level

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or proper berty tell emerve a Placian suri Chivoi elo

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d seta verite l o d on Liziu de Sisani

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compris l de ve fair elave p rosan remo setesun

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still nikiot tiqui eldsidado sumetrospantenci avec confience oh prestigious concur

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Telcius man pritar elrossia in lettroda exceptassium lejuria vetis travaie

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is a profounder. Elodi suri e panui eleavetta prique sona

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pu vetetra promi o pak tondique Serizi continued the donce

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Levon di panton elodis a vela vetrouve savoir avecusia et

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sicut eletepreta and brasilavniir Saint pere avec Bucu de Coulaire.

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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: Le prontoi te tn farrivere.

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Speaker 3: Paris spring had finally arrived in Paris.

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Speaker 1: Brue Pacue di bucho mone ter rompre de coule Re

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de Rille.

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Speaker 3: The Park de bute Chemeaux was filled with colors and life.

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Speaker 1: Le sur zion fleer fonmeer chierle rosu du che di

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promeerri de Revere.

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Speaker 3: The cherry blossoms formed a pink sky above the walkers

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and dreamers.

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Speaker 1: Elodi Lucien etio arrivee l'r pagnier mpre de mes du

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pac pour.

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Speaker 3: Picnique, Alodi Lucien and Theo arrived their baskets filled with

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Easter dishes for a picnic.

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Speaker 1: Eloudhi ite tu genii gient mar.

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Speaker 3: Alodi was a young art student Elea.

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Speaker 1: d'O re pan mess sous sonteu pend d'ute.

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Speaker 3: She loved painting, but often felt full of Doubtsdi e

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lave de la free Today she needed the fresh air

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and the support of her friends.

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Speaker 1: Lucia de la pourrell come tou jour.

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Speaker 3: Lucien was there for her as always Tridon.

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Speaker 1: Coura jean i cre me le concida da tis suns

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till fer.

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Speaker 3: Artistic, prudent and encouraging. He believed in her talents, but

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often advised her to adapt her style to be accepted

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in the art circles.

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Speaker 1: Till uie musicien.

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Speaker 3: Theo, on the other hand, was a musician.

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Speaker 1: Avitsun sur chermonts y voille la comineix frescioncueur de lamme.

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Speaker 3: With his charming smile and idealistic ideas. He saw art

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as a pure expression of the soul.

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Speaker 1: Yi Saints te laires Sieur in grand couvertierro millu de ferre.

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Speaker 3: They settled on a large blanket amidst the flowers.

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Speaker 1: Elodie s Ortisson Carne de croquis.

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Speaker 5: A.

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Speaker 3: Lodi took out her sketch book.

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Speaker 1: Cutdoche fer de mond'ettel le ro ger perdi de le

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branche ferrie.

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Speaker 3: What should I do? She asked, her gaze lost in

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the flowering branches.

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Speaker 1: Buisien sally git Poul Lucien shrugged, turbouzouin de courtisu Ciliicretquennisson

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pere d're tournissance. You need to listen to what the

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critics like, but without losing your essence. Tillou antern Pi

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pour couiente le mayer z artistn suri laquerre.

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Speaker 3: Theo interrupted, why change? The best artists followed their hearts.

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Speaker 1: Eludics Santisson, gerbertrepriit.

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Speaker 3: Alodi felt her heart beat faster.

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Speaker 1: Sidusilli presente di rision u poussi yen nou save coucheousier.

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Speaker 3: Her two friends presented her with opposing visions, and she

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didn't know what to choose.

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Speaker 1: Poor Ete remissi sontimo ell trouvaine solucien.

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Speaker 3: Spontaigni to express her feelings. She found a spontaneous solution.

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Speaker 1: Eloudics Ortici pansu dicida de bandoluicien Ritillo.

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Speaker 3: Alodi took out her brushes and decided to paint Lucian

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and Theo.

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Speaker 1: Lucien four presente veg di lindrati di coul sob rofe

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de Conformisme.

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Speaker 3: Lucien was depicted with straight lines and muted colors, reflecting

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his idea of conformism.

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Speaker 1: Tillu au revent a parie veg di coula rive de

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famelibo capturions les Prieventurier.

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Speaker 3: Theo, on the other hand, appeared with bright colors and

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free forms, capturing his adventurous spirit.

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Speaker 1: Lucier re guerda sun portre e schell et tete so

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rendond count culi dusti la Ville.

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Speaker 3: Lucien looked at his portrait and nodded, realizing that both

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styles had their own beauty.

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Speaker 1: Till In er velle Parlecien suri chu vois hilo di

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seta verte.

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Speaker 3: Theo, amazed by his smiled s Alodi, this is your truth.

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Speaker 1: Elodi, Lisieu de sienni compri su quel leve fer.

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Speaker 3: Alodi, seeing herself in her friend's eyes, understood what she

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had to do.

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Speaker 1: Ele ve.

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Speaker 3: She had painted what she truly felt.

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Speaker 1: Cete son still quill tonique.

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Speaker 3: It was her style, unique and authentic.

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Speaker 1: Elid de sumetre a vet confiance u prestigiou concour.

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Speaker 3: She decided to submit her paintings like this with confidence

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to the prestigious contest.

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Speaker 1: Queer kis men puterre el rossi le tredexe tescu.

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Speaker 3: A few weeks later, she received a letter of acceptance.

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Speaker 1: Ligurie vet sa sant cerriti profundre.

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Speaker 3: The judges had loved her work for its sincerity and depth.

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Speaker 1: Eludic suri ipennui.

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Speaker 3: Alodi smiled, blossoming e le.

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Speaker 1: Veta prique son nadou vete tre precis.

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Speaker 3: She had learned that her art could be appreciated without compromise.

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Speaker 1: U pac tonqui continue doudncigno levon di prato eludica vegue

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le vitre ve sa voi.

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Speaker 3: In the park. As the cherry blossoms continued to dance

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in the spring wind, Alodi knew she had found her path.

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Speaker 1: A veguisia ittiu a scurti el te preta brasilevnier saint

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peree veg Bucu de Coulaire.

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Speaker 3: With Lucien and theo by her side. She was ready

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to embrace the future without fear and with lots of color.

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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 1: La panton l' panton lu panton, the spring, naufon, nau fon, naufon,

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the child, sipennuer, sipenuie, sipenuer, to blossom, lissurisien feur, lissurisillen feur,

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lissurisien fer, the cherry blossoms, lauroguer, le reguer, lerogueer, the gaze, bussilizipol, bussilizipol, bussilizipol,

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the shrug, leacu verture, lecue verture, lecouverture, the blanket, lepremnre, lepremre, lepremner,

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the walker, sumet suemet sumett, to submit, blue musician, blue

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musicien blue musician, the musician, bla still, the steel stille,

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the style, biessance biersance, bisance, the essence, spontaney, spontaneous, spontaney, spontaneous,

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blaki ble de coqi, blat de cookie, the sketchbook, blue,

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du blue, du blue, dutt the doubt Adaptee adepte adaptee

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to adapt aventurier, aventurie, aventurier adventurous, Blue Critique, Blue Critic,

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Blue critique, the critic, lu concur lu concur, lu concur,

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the contest, LaBranche, lebranche, LaBranche, the branch, blam lamb lamb,

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the soul, Capturi, Capturi, Capturre to capture Blue, Blue, Sutien,

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Blue Soutien. The support, Charmont, Charmond, Charmont, charming, excremey, extremey, excremey,

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to express lea bantu, le benteur, le banteur.

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Speaker 3: The painting sob sob.

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Speaker 1: Sob muted on Khurhagi, kuragi, khurage to encourage lasnieri, laisencierriti,

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The sincerity prestigiou, prestigeu, prestigiou, prestigious.

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