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Apr 2025
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CBI Scenes 1.05 | Un ritratto speciale

COFFEE BREAK LANGUAGES
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Join Francesca and Mark for the fifth Chapter of Scenes from the Coffee Break Italian Café! In this episode, a young woman enters the café with a latte order and a sketchpad. As she leaves, something unexpected is left behind…


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