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Speaker 1: Fluidl RG.

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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll uncover how a spontaneous meeting in

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a Paris museum reignites the creative passions of an art

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student and a struggling painter.

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Speaker 1: Dar Le gervi bondo paris, lutendns d fatal biyond dos

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monslepavi le musidaetar refuge in neimos battiso p di corrid

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ditai scuti traversi grand net ameiri in eti giant on

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histuisde la the unbuilderly salvast dimizi a cherchelance, Piracian person lesmoir, oppressionism, eladors,

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movement mere do the sac capacity elosol oppressium, the atans

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academic a hand on a pietlat nonandola reeksu turndova intual

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ile pande made the picel caetan eletrmpandin spiracium lutvian suvarisi

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esperance and niclear de couler ruandtid ons in panteo avisa

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passium meojorgi comelesotrogeour i reperdidence pancy and here then a

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pressia make create shows the significative le chemance cross the

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var tableau de monet leninifer flat passible, monsol atoale amelie

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captive vp lafuidi, the coud panso uk u e tatirepa

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la linear, dus quie mande las sanne, the sillonce peranatre

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meadi repland or reespe in the confrehension matuel Ameli danelan,

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the courage, the see, the breeze, sucilans so tableo, remagnifique,

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nesper de monte, timidmo uk sur premeer musee tomulated verle

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suri weu eletta peison secular me fon reve like conversation

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sant clanche natur elmo, the partage l'ar passion re las

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chud ameli pa do so memoir, the seper elucu viracons

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a difficulty of exepantuier my rellar susi respective is some

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which is the confreend perfetmo alorcus change laiside ameli persual

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amongst the lar susanno, the longe a santemergier and eli

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nouvel a proche person memoir Luke contari roponcer, the nouvel

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sene pand de pisage unine and spirripal la serenite nini

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far la Premidici coul illonisius sovid purples, Amili luc supramet

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the saurevoir. It's the Santrovigore prayer, fronteller de fia ve

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carod arme amili ntrocheesell determine I Creerson memoir. Have I

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can conference for truve luke Ratona sonatier ampassiondo roperon rose

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Paso d Nallinier does the lutone solicial Parisian does some

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creative and truvelet and said kimke la home contri fortuite

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de le sa cilancius dimisilis that transformed amili pretta projen

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and says it you the ve casserance illu ginui avexa

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pas setancicu sojour la upierre da mus la on coren

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fois chanc diri.

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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: Darlequervi, bondo Paris, lutin dans d'ar le fren fatal billon

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du SMNs.

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Speaker 3: Le peris, in the vibrant Heart of Bahi, autumn dances

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in the crisp are while leaves gently whirl on the pavement.

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Speaker 1: Le mus dada refuge in mons bertiso pre f di

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corri de dita scuti per d rific at treversi grand fete.

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Speaker 3: The Art Museum is a refuge, an immense building with

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high ceilings, decorated with sculptured details and illuminated by golden

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light filtering through its large windows.

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Speaker 1: Amiri nisto de la a dillon vildli sel vest giunisi.

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Speaker 3: Amilie, a student of art history, wanders through the vast

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halls of the museum.

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Speaker 1: E cherche lance piracion.

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Speaker 3: She is seeking inspiration for her thesis, a Pressionism impressionism

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ela d'Or su.

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Speaker 1: Mouvement ne dut de seguepe siti.

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Speaker 3: She loves this movement, but she doubts her abilities.

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Speaker 1: El rosso la priscie nicki can do cal.

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Speaker 3: She feels the pressure of academic expectations and fears she

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may not measure up.

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Speaker 1: Nonuens de la ric sutien de volee.

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Speaker 3: Not far away, Luke stands in front of a canvas.

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Speaker 1: Ille pant nes de pique queitan illetan parnas piracion.

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Speaker 3: He is a painter, but for some time now he

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has been struggling with a lack of inspiration.

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Speaker 1: Let villen suv ici esperen ca nicia de coule ru

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and dita pantur raisa passion.

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Speaker 3: Luke often comes here hoping that a burst of color

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or a detail in a painting will reignite his passion.

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Speaker 1: Negi come lizu tregour illet antie dona mare tchus de

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signi fi guetif.

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Speaker 3: But today, like other days, he is lost in his thoughts,

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worried that he will never create something meaningful again.

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Speaker 1: Le chemns sous crois du v tableu de monet.

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Speaker 3: Their paths cross in front of a manette painting.

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Speaker 1: Le nini fai flutes pisi bleu mons l tool.

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Speaker 3: Water lilies float peacefully on the canvas.

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Speaker 1: Amilie getti vita la fu courd tin su.

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Speaker 3: Amili is captivated by the fluidity of the brushstrokes uq.

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Speaker 1: I e tetirepa le linier dus quiemnde les sine.

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Speaker 3: Lick, on the other hand, is drawn to the gentle

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light emanating from the scene.

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Speaker 1: Brusilnce preenentrunisiri plan de respe du comfrehenson rituel.

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Speaker 3: Silence hangs between them but it is full of mutual

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respect and understanding.

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Speaker 1: Amri d'a nelon de courage, decidu brisis sousilence.

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Speaker 3: Amilie, with a burst of courage, decides to break the silence.

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Speaker 1: Soutableu re magni fique ne spa.

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Speaker 3: This painting is beautiful, isn't it.

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Speaker 1: De montem.

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Speaker 3: She asks, timidly, uc.

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Speaker 1: Sieurcrime musi tourme la te tri relei.

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Speaker 3: Suri Luck, surprised but amused, turns his head towards her

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and smiled. Ui rita pison, Yes, it's soothing, secule me fonreri.

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These colors make me dream.

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Speaker 1: Le converse sin clan netur relm.

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Speaker 3: The conversation flows naturally.

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Speaker 1: Di parte l p las an quietude.

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Speaker 3: They share their passions and their worries.

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Speaker 1: Amilita de su memoir de si per ilucuira coun si

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dificuiti vex partieur.

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Speaker 3: Emily talks about her thesis, her fears, and Luke tells

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her about his difficulties with his paintings.

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Speaker 1: My grilla soussi respetif yi son ritisu contreenta fetsmo.

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Speaker 3: Despite their respective concerns, it seems that they understand each

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other perfectly a.

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Speaker 1: Lecuis en l'aisi di amiri per suoi le mons de

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la susa nou vell ll'inge.

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Speaker 3: As they exchange ideas, Amilie begins to see the art

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world from a new perspective.

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Speaker 1: As sinte mer gieron eli nouve la proche poson memoir.

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Speaker 3: She feels a new approach for her thesis emerging within her.

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Speaker 1: Ric contelis sous seur prois re poncie de nouve sennapan

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di pisa genieu and spirepa le serniti de neni far.

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Speaker 3: Look, for his part, finds himself thinking about new scenes

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to paint bright landscapes inspired by the serenity of the

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water lilies.

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Speaker 1: La prenidici courli lu nusi sour rit de peur poe.

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Speaker 3: The afternoon passes and the museum gradually empties.

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Speaker 1: Amili irique soupramete de sau revoir.

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Speaker 3: Amilie and Luc promised to meet again is.

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Speaker 1: Su santroviguri praer frintilor de fill ve can re d'ermeer.

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Speaker 3: They feel invigorated, ready to face their challenges with a

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fresh outlook.

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Speaker 1: Amili entrochiselle de termini a Frierson memoir avecing confience.

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Speaker 3: Truve, Amilie returns home, determined to write her thesis with

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renewed confidence.

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Speaker 1: Lic tretna sonaterier ampacion de roan su.

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Speaker 3: Luke returns to his studio, eager to pick up his

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brushes again.

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Speaker 1: Dar La linier du de lu ton souliciel parisien du

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same cree ti vent truvellle tense quimont.

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Speaker 3: In the gentle autumn light under the Barriziao skies, two

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creative souls have found the spark they were missing.

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Speaker 1: Laurent con tre fortit d'arali sa cilancieurs dimsilize transform.

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Speaker 3: Their chance encounter in the silent halls of the museum

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has transformed them.

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Speaker 1: Amilie preta pune veu i can a vix.

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Speaker 3: Amilie is ready to dive into her studies with assurance,

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and Luke has reconnected with his passion for art.

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Speaker 1: Cetan cicu soujour la upur la muse la on corn

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fois end.

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Speaker 3: And so on that day, in the heart of an

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ancient museum, art once again changed lives.

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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: Lequer lequer lequer, the heart, dibon, hibon, bibon, vibrant, Luton, Luton, Luton, autumn, free, free, free,

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crisp lu pev lu pev, l pev, the pavement, a refuge,

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a refuge, a refuge, a refuge, demons, demons, immense, immense, blue, plafond,

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blue plaford, lu plafond, the ceiling, scurity, scurty, spiffy, sculptediini,

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to illuminate, doh do re do re, golden, beaty, jant letty,

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giant yitchy, giant. The student, their own bully, their own bully,

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their own bully, to wander, laspirascion, laspirascian lace, pirerasciu, inspiration,

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le memoir, le memoir, le memoir, The thesis, Lampressionism, lampressionism, lampressionism, impressionism.

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Letton't let don't let, don't the expectation at laut at

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halaut at halaut.

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Speaker 3: To measure up in twelve, in twelve, In twelve, a canvas.

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Speaker 1: A tompain, a tompaine etmpin.

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Speaker 3: The struggle pravive pravive, bravive, to reignite.

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Speaker 1: Leucudo bansu, locude bansu, lecusde bansu, The brushstroke, imani imani Emeni.

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To emanate apisso apisson, apison, soothing, Deptiv dep TV dept TIV.

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To captivate, lo reesper mitouel lo res, per mituel, l

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reesper mituel.

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Speaker 3: The mutual respect.

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Speaker 1: Anne Land de courage, anne Land de courage, ane Land

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de courrage, Burst of courage, timid Mont, timid Mont, timid, timidly,

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blande longue, The perspective, buddesieux, buddhesieux, buddhesieux brave.

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