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In this episode, we'll explore a heartfelt tale of love,

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duty and new beginnings as a sailor and a restaurateur's

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paths intertwine on a snowy New Year's Eve right after

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Speaker 1: Lenesetnvedus mons la basna, velle de brest lelunier de noel, santier,

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ninon pise agivemal le mahandsu prea novella, lere te froit

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me let's mus ferret rose planned anticipacion, Paula n avenir

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cluis a tournette de vence, restauran situe a tel capado,

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la base elop cervelli, maranti passe, sun carbarton atourumpe alponceeluclfisi

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di vuke leavetta pria conetropin diito eseteren country, please your

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friend and s restoran parta gen derrier read discussion tardire

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Georgie is the vepartire pronissium setes sadonia, jons de lavos, santimo,

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luke testiolet que supervisionally preparative di depar soon nees create

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a concentresos anissium mellow visage de cluen te pasepence elevetu

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jo miss de var renavou messu soir celcochous the preprison

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literari on vayan cluis savant severeli son casmir batro prefer

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and martial lante moret treve lainege la determinacion l rodar

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as saretta gesto de valis priing profound ad spiracioni palla

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luc detael savatron bland, the secretary, passe soir meijio de vetto,

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dear gateain the pillonan luc restassilansieur mommo la neche ton

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vero tourdu i lellinier de la basque noten obscurity pu

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ilestissan sureertimid cloe reponditillanfin gepon said to Jacques Mondo varpass

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reaventu metoi to especial pour moi la rodas quaiser yes

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mormon le Mondo tourds snt ladisparrettre l'ar snimoy teresiproc i

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magrell de parimino jevedrespois Allo Cliffe d artificer Porrello novello

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riuqui clui bar or promi bisi in prome future bartagi

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avex son ca releggi vitun tabour preer frontilli diffi sacheon

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queen rotur pluis sorella la tonde porcuie so soir marquello

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di bi di nouve la vantur plein de putncill d'a

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mour pe tetre cotisore la lere a bretu.

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Speaker 4: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any part you

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: La nche ton ve du se manso, la basse no

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velle du Breste.

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Speaker 4: The snow was gently falling on the base Neavale of brest.

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Speaker 1: Lelunier de nouel, santier nino le pis a givernal.

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Speaker 4: The Christmas lights were twinkling, illuminating the winter landscape.

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Speaker 1: Lenahans su pres pare, paula soire nouvela.

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Speaker 4: The sailors were preparing for the new year's eve lere.

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Speaker 1: Te froit me lettsmus ferretele rouse plein dantici pavener.

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Speaker 4: The air was cold, but the atmosphere was warm, full

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of anticipation for the coming year.

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Speaker 1: Cluis de n restore citie tea de la baise.

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Speaker 4: Chloe stood in front of her restaurant located just a

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few steps from the base.

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Speaker 1: E naanquipse son Caberton tour.

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Speaker 4: She watched the sailors passing by, her heart racing wildly.

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Speaker 1: El lufici di vue le veta prie conetro.

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Speaker 4: She thought of Luke, the dedicated officer she had come

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to know over time.

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Speaker 1: Cite restore bartje de di did.

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Speaker 4: They had met several times in her restaurant, sharing laughs

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and late night conversations.

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Speaker 1: D ire ve par nissiu.

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Speaker 4: Today he was supposed to leave for a mission, cite

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de riev This was her last chance to confess her

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feelings to him.

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Speaker 1: Rique te le queer supervisoni prepaa ti di di bar.

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Speaker 4: Luke was on the dock, overseeing the departure preparations.

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Speaker 1: Son nes trie te cons nissium me l visage de creui.

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Speaker 4: His mind was focused on his mission, but the face

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of Chloe never left his thoughts.

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Speaker 1: Le vetu jo misson de voivo missus si quechus de prepisson.

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Speaker 4: He had always put his duty first, but to night,

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something more powerful was fighting within him.

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Speaker 1: Aun vais encuis seven severei son curcumer bertres prifort.

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Speaker 4: Seeing Chloe advancing towards him. His heart began to beat faster.

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Speaker 1: El marchie l'ante moret trever la la deter minecium l roder.

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Speaker 4: She walked slowly through the snow, determination in her gaze.

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Speaker 1: Ees serreta geste du vaill prien proufun naspiracion bar la.

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Speaker 4: She stopped just in front of him, took a deep

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breath and spoke.

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Speaker 1: Lic ditel servoetnlent jouseguchi passeus soir meijie de vet de

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dire juteme de pillenton.

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Speaker 4: Look, she said, her voice trembling. I know you're leaving tonight,

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but I had to tell you I love you for

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a long time.

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Speaker 1: Lic est.

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Speaker 4: Luke remained silent for a moment.

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Speaker 1: La neestveu tour du illinier de la bas piscurity.

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Speaker 4: The snow was falling around them, and the lights of

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the bass blinked in the darkness.

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Speaker 1: Pi ilesticin sur tide.

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Speaker 4: Then he flashed a shy smile.

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Speaker 1: Coue rep juponce tou jour que mondo var pes reevur

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nestoi tu espicil.

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Speaker 4: Chloe. He finally replied, I always thought my duty would

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come first, but you you are special to me.

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Speaker 1: Le reguer su croise yes morement le mondou tourdu son

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le dis ferretre.

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Speaker 4: Their eyes met, and at that moment, the world around

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them seemed to disappear.

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Speaker 1: L s timour terrisproc imagrill di parino je vedrespois.

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Speaker 4: Their feelings were mutual, and despite the impending departure, there

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was hope.

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Speaker 1: Hello clife dartifique, lu sierre nouvel riuci cui barmi bisi

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in prome future bartegi.

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Speaker 4: As fireworks burst in the sky to celebrate the new year,

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Luke and Chloe shared their first kiss, a silent promise

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of an uncertain but shared future.

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Speaker 1: Avex sunque vitu tabou preer fritilli di fi s cheon

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quezon ro tour pluis sure la le tondo.

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Speaker 4: With his heart lifted, Luke boarded the ship, ready to

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face the challenges, knowing that upon his return, Chloe would

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be there waiting for him.

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Speaker 1: Poor Cui soussoir martuil de nouve la venteur plein de

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potent de mour.

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Speaker 4: For Chloe, this evening marked the beginning of a new adventure,

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full of potential and love. A pretu Perhaps this year

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would be theirs, after all.

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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: Lange lanege lane, the snow, labez labez la bize, the basse.

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Speaker 4: Ble maha, le mahon, le maha, the sailor.

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Speaker 1: Passion, lani passion, lassie.

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Speaker 4: H, the anticipation vere levere, liver, the winter.

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Speaker 1: Blue, pasage l pisage, lupeisage, the landscape blue.

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Speaker 5: Fi see lufi si, lufi si, the officer, let miss

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let miss you, let miss you, the mission, letquay litque ricky,

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the dark blue, de bar le de bar, de bar,

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the departure, the preparative, the preparative, the preparative, the preparation,

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Le reguer, le reguerre, le reguer, the g l busy,

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the busy, l busy, the kiss, blue, diffi, l diffi,

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the diffi, the challenge, leu fiture le future, the future, the.

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Speaker 4: Future, blue, care, le care, the care, the heart.

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Speaker 1: Las soiree, lasoiree, la soiree, the evening, led discussion, ladiscussion,

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led disquision, the conversation, leier leurier leire the wife, la

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sircre le circre, Le sucre, the Secret, liv Wi devui

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devu dedicated, dus modus more do gentle, timid, timid, timid, shy.

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Le fu d'artifis le feu d'artifis le fred artifis. The Fireworks, Leneuvellan, Leneuvellan,

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leneuve la, the New Year, luciell Lciel, the Sell, the

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Sky Blue, Surier, Lusurier, Lusurier, The Smile, Pissy Puck, Pissy Pook,

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Praci puk, reciprocal Aspiri, aspiri, aspiri to breathe, uivui a

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foui to confess.

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