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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll witness a quiet countryside transforming into

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a timeless tale of love as Lucian and Claire brave

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the snowy silence to uncover mutual confessions that warm the

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coldest winter day.

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Speaker 1: L Sola di vere solve ilinol a companion de linear

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blanche dus Lucia Claire marche coutacut lnesh cries from Sonora

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pez promnade tronquill oloin a you call the firmeistic sudresse

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cetuarro couverd in hincusch donege Ucien Rodard de claire, Saint

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Clair button for related discre suvan perdidance ponce usual the

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temportin i vule di raclaire sucuire ros sante NeSSI la

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vee perre per de gerchilla raniti perdo di Couvriquez Santimonti

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de parasiproc Pierre de saincte, sourier emervelle pa la boute

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di paisage le rete freri a ligie von fers dan

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sili flucon the nacho tordu site bianto la sain Valentine

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Ponceluicien petet retelbaumement peu de valence n amour is sarete

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grena granchen Santron petre and abrinatiree Controlevan Rodard, Lucia Seecrea

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Claire and panton did I impett it fay prisoner I

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guess seveny feet non so enthusias may take contagieu me

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Lucia te cons shows Pierre common satill is it like

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augenui e dear y pring granadspiracion ready naral and eshton

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veille tordu jeu je m the silons san stella announceda

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the mons lancete plire tournam a tete via Lucia Lisiu

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briandos your praisey degoi ramon the mondte doucemoll and sourier

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mess Lucia aties sir the Caerbaton prefer weuremont the Pierre

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momn deja Claire priing profound respiration jogiesn de frois de

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la moosiu mau si lucien je temosi resta la soulviuchen

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entourrepa le sillance, pisi bleue de rivere uinisso lar manfreide

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marichiou fe pa lar de couvert la niche continue de tombe, creerine,

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saint parfete inubriabe uisien sou sante prifort, pussiur de ville

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comes silvernet de franchier, Montagni, Nima genabe danced, compagnonegi a

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ve cler sain Valentanie prochet dossames sou treu verphin pretai

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creerenson le nouvelle page de l'arrie.

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

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may have messed.

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Speaker 1: Le soles de vere, soleuve du sement ill, nino les campaigne,

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dellinear blanche duce.

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Speaker 3: The winter sun rose gently illuminating the countryside with a

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white and soft light.

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Speaker 1: Lucieriquier marche coute coutu l lon de chen.

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Speaker 3: Lucier and Claire walked side by side along the snowy fields.

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Speaker 1: Lnese chriese, sou le pas au fn fun so noa

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pezz tonquill.

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Speaker 3: The snow crunched under their feet, providing a soothing background

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sound for their peaceful walk.

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Speaker 1: Oh luin al vieu, call de feer, maristique su drese

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citoi couver d hin couche denege.

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Speaker 3: In the distance, an old rustic farmhouse stood, its roofs

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covered with a thin layer of snow.

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Speaker 1: Lucien re ger de quier sounque barton furt.

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Speaker 3: Lucia looked at Claire, his heart beating loudly.

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Speaker 1: Ille te d'escre souvon perdidn seponci iu jodi te tampurt.

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Speaker 3: He was discreet, often lost in his thoughts, and today

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was important.

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Speaker 1: Ill vulet diirra Claire souci roe.

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Speaker 3: He wanted to tell Claire how he felt nesi le veteer,

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but he was afraid tell de geschilla ni tell de

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DICUVRIQUEI te afraid of ruining their friendship, afraid of discovering

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that his feelings were not mutual.

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Speaker 1: Pierre de son COURTI sourier er vella lapis.

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Speaker 3: Claire, for her part, smiled, amazed by the beauty of

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the landscape.

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Speaker 1: Le re te freri a ligivon flu con de tourd.

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Speaker 3: The air was fresh, and a light breeze made the

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snowflakes dance around them.

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Speaker 1: Cite San Valentin poncelucien ete trete de namur.

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Speaker 3: Valentine's day was coming soon, thought Lucia, and perhaps it

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was the right time to reveal his love.

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Speaker 1: Ye serete renan grochen sontoy pe freer brinetre con.

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Speaker 3: They stopped near a big oak tree, its thick trunk

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creating a natural shelter against the wind.

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Speaker 1: Regard lucien scrie, Pierre en ponton jido in petit fai PRIs.

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Speaker 3: La la Yes, look Lucier, exclaimed Claire, pointing to a

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small leaf caught in the ice. Semegni fique No, It's beautiful,

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isn't it?

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Speaker 1: Sonorousiers mite contagieu me Lucia te con sin truchuse.

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Speaker 3: Her enthusiasm was contagious, but Lucia was focused on something else.

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Speaker 1: Pierre comen sertill zitan lego genouis.

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Speaker 3: Claire. He began hesitating, his throat tight.

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Speaker 1: Yete coucheus cogevite.

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Speaker 3: Die, There's something I want to tell.

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Speaker 1: You, yepri gnas piracion Redernard necheton Ville tourdu.

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Speaker 3: He took a deep breath, watching the snowfall around them.

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Speaker 1: Jeu chitem i lessie Lance saintste la nonston le mon

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san lan sette, I love you, Pierre tour na lentemon

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et tete ville, Lucien, Lisieux, brien de sieur, prisy de jois.

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Speaker 3: Silence settled for a moment, the world seeming to stop.

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Brement Claire slowly turned her head towards Lucier, her eyes

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shining with surprise and joy.

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Speaker 1: Du mondette, du sement a souriermes son du se monsieur,

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really vicien etier sa vitierre berton trifort.

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Speaker 3: She asked softly, a smile gently forming on her lips.

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Ui vrement, Lucien nodded, his heart beating even harder.

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Speaker 1: De pierre moment de ja yes, really clire prien proufun

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respiraciu sigur rougisn di frois de la mousieu for quite

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some time now mau si Vicien. Claire took a deep breath,

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her cheeks blushing from the cold and emotion. Jiute mouci,

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I love you too, Lucien, y rest la suluvillu chen

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entourrepa le sie lance pisi bleu de ri vere, nissa

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l'er man foid marri chiu fea l de couvert.

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Speaker 3: They remained there under the old oak, surrounded by the

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peaceful silence of winter, joining their cold hands, warmed by

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their discovery.

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Speaker 1: La neeche contine de tonbe creerine sant parfete ubiebe.

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Speaker 3: The snow continued to fall, creating a perfect and unforgettable scene.

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Speaker 1: Ucien sous sante troufort, prusion d' ville come siuvenet de

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franchierrini ma Ginabele.

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Speaker 3: Lucia felt stronger, more confident, as if he had just

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climbed an unimaginable mountain.

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Speaker 1: Didencert compaignon negi a ve pierre Saint valentantier prouchet, dusame

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sou truverent fan prete quierenson le nou vere page de

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r rie.

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Speaker 3: And in this snowy countryside, with Valentine's Day approaching, two

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souls finally found each other, ready to write a new

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page of their lives together.

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Speaker 2: To day's vocabulary words are coming up right after this

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commercial break. Here are today's vocabulary words, first in French,

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then in English.

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Speaker 1: La companion, la companion, la companion, the.

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Speaker 3: Countryside, crissi, crissi, crissy, crunch, rustick, rustick, rustic, rustic, lettoi

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lettoi lettour, the roof, la push like push la push

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where blue care the care, the care herd, this cray,

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this gray, this gray, discreet there fair er afraid.

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Speaker 1: Prissy proc, prissy, procrasi proc, mutual, enerveye enervelle emerve ye, amazed, blue, pisage,

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lu pissage, lu peisage, landscape, debriz, labrize, libraries, breeze, the flu,

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the flu conde, the flu conde, snowflake, the chan, the shan,

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the shan, oak tree, leton, letton, letne trunk, blebri LaBrie, library, shelter,

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lea fee, lafe, la fe, prix, prix, prix card, luggage, lugage, legage, throat,

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the silence, the cilance, the selons silence. Let's your prize,

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let's your priez, Let's your prieze. Surprise, lashoi lasois, las

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shoe joy, bog bugi, brugie, blush, legu, legue, legue, cheek, limous, limous, limous, emotion,

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dinuby dinubab inubri yeb unforgettable de soir, sire, de sois

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sur de soi, confident, imaginable, imagineab, imaginab, imaginable, lamb lamb

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lamb so leapage lepage leapage page.

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