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Merry. Christmas Every one. I

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am Georgiana your English teacher.

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And. My mission is to

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help you speak English fluently.

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And. If you want to help me. Share.

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The podcast. With. Your

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friends and family. It's.

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Almost Christmas. And

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today I will talk about Christmas

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Markets in New York. And.

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with a fun many story. You

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will improve your speaking. And

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Okay, Let's talk

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about Christmas Markets. A New

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York. What?

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Are you planning to do on Christmas?

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I recommend to fly to New

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York. Because. The

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best Christmas markets are here.

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New York's holiday markets

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often include ice skating.

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Twinkling. Lights, Great

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food vendors. And.

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Fun holiday activities.

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Plus. You. Can

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make your Christmas shopping

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a positive and relaxing

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experience. You. Good

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start by visiting Bryant

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Park Winter Village. One.

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Of the highlights of this market.

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Is the seventeen thousand

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square foot ice skating

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rink. Which. Is free

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to use if you bring your

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skates. And.

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After ice skating. You.

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Could go and visit the

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fab market. Each. season

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the FAD market which

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stands for Fashion, Art

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and Design takes

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over a different Brooklyn

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venue with a

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bunch of independent vendors and

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creators. Here

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you'll find New York City's emerging

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brands, designers and

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small businesses offering

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a curated selection

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of handmade jewelry,

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clothing, skincare, tableware

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and much more. And

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after all this activity you

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should go to the Columbus

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Circle Holiday Market which

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is one of the most

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iconic holiday markets. The

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uptown counterpart to the

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Union Square Holiday Market

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offers shoppers a feast

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for the eyes and for

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the stomach. Are

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you having fun? Let's

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practice speaking with a fun

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mini-story. Mini-stories

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are excellent for improving

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fluency. The goal

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is to answer without mentally

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translating it into your

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native language. That's why

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I recommend short and quick

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answers. You can

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pause if necessary. Come

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on, let's get started. After

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listening to Georgiana's podcast,

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Tom traveled to New

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York to explore the

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Christmas markets. What

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did Tom do for

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Christmas? Stay at

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home? No

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no. Tom didn't

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stay at home. He traveled

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for Christmas. Christmas. Where

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did Tom go? To Hawaii?

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No. Tom went

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to New York. He

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didn't travel to Hawaii. Why

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did he travel to New York?

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For business purposes? No.

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Not for business purposes.

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He traveled to New York to

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explore the Christmas markets.

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Christmas shops or

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markets? Christmas

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markets. Tom

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traveled to New York to

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explore the Christmas markets. Did

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Tom travel to New York

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with his mom? No,

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no. Not with his

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mom. Tom traveled

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to New York alone. Tom

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went ice skating at

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Bryan Park's Winter Village and

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ate some delicious local

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treats at the

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Columbus Circle Holiday Market. Tom

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went roller skating, right?

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No, no. Tom went

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ice skating. Where

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did he go ice skating? Finland.

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No, no. He didn't

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go ice skating in Finland. He

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went ice skating in New York

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at Bryan Park's Winter Village.

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Did Tom eat anything? Yes.

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He ate something. What

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exactly did he eat? Can

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you remember? Yes.

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He ate some delicious

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local treats at

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the Columbus Circle Holiday Market.

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After a few hours, he

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rested on a park bench. Next

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to him, there was a

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girl named Elsa and

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they began to have a

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lively conversation. What

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did Tom do after

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some hours? Rest

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or play tennis? Tom

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didn't play tennis. After

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a few hours, Tom

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rested on a park bench.

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Was there someone next to him?

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Yes. Next

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to Tom, there was a

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girl. What

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was her name? Elsa.

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Her name was Elsa. Elsa?

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As in Elsa from Frozen? Exactly!

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Her name was Elsa.

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Just like the princess from Frozen.

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Was Elsa an actual princess?

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Well, we don't know that. We

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know she was sitting next to

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Tom in New York. It

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turned out that Elsa also traveled

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to New York after

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listening to Georgiana's podcast.

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What a coincidence! Why

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did Elsa travel to New

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York? Because

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Georgiana told her students

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to explore the Christmas markets

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in New York. When

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did Elsa travel to

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New York? Before

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or after listening to

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the podcast? After

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Elsa listened to the Speak

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English Now podcast, she

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traveled to New York. Not

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before. Was

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it coincidentally that

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Elsa and Tom traveled to

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New York after listening

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to the podcast? Yes,

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it was an amazing coincidence.

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But the shocking part was

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that they met in New York. As

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they rose from the back of the house, they were all

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in the same room. Did Elsa

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give Tom a rose? No,

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no. Elsa didn't give Tom a rose. They rose from

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the bench. Who

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grabbed Tom's hand? Santa? Santa

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was the one who gave him a rose.

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Did Tom get angry? No,

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no. He didn't get angry.

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He smiled. He

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smiled. He smiled. He

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smiled. He smiled. He smiled shyly when Elsa

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grabbed his hand. Was

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Tom shy or bald? Shy.

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Tom was shy. He was embold.

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Tom smiled shyly. Tom and Elsa

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had one wish for Christmas

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to encounter someone to love.

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Who had a wish for

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Christmas? Elsa

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and Tom. They had a wish for Christmas. What

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kind of wish? Did they

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have the same wish? Yes.

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Yes. They both wanted

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to encounter someone to love.

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Ok, that's the end

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of this Christmas story. I

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hope you enjoyed practicing your

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speaking. And,

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if you need to give

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something special for Christmas, consider

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buying my premium courses. Visit

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and get my English programs

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at an exceptional price. Merry

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Christmas and a Happy New Year!