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The Peacock Princess Welcome, dear visitor, to Eldoria.
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Our kingdom is beautiful, fantastical, and mysterious.
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In our marketplace, you can find luxurious clothing, shimmering jewels, and decadent delicacies.
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In the castle, you'll find our dedicated King Lancaster and Queen Maribel.
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But what you won't find in Eldoria, my friend, is our princess, Ivia.
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Another year has passed, my husband.
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I know, dear queen.
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Will our daughter ever come home?
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It has been five years now since she disappeared.
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I don't want to say I've lost hope.
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Then don't.
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Besides, we have plenty to do before the celebration.
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Some celebration.
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Princess Ivia is next in line for the throne.
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As the only daughter to the queen and the only child of direct blood, her claim is strong.
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However, the queen's evil sister, Matilda, would not accept it.
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She believed she was the rightful heir and summoned dark magic to curse Ivia and banish her from the kingdom.
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The King and Queen never learned what became of their daughter, only that she disappeared thanks to a curse from Matilda.
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Matilda was banished from the Kingdom as well, but where was Princess Ivia?
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Your Majesty, forgive me.
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I did not see you standing there.
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Do not fret, Everett.
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What can I do for you?
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As you know, Princess Ivea's Disappearance Day celebration is tomorrow evening.
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Yes, Your Majesty.
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We have high hopes that this year the celebration will draw enough attention from neighboring kingdoms that she may just come home.
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That would be wonderful, sir.
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I need you to find an exotic animal, something we have never seen here in this kingdom.
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My hope is that the people from all around will come to view this animal, and even more attention will be brought to Eldoria.
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Any animal, sir?
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Make it fantastical and mysterious, Everett.
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Now, carry on.
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I'll be eager to see what you bring.
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Your Majesty.
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Circulus Rotundus I'm going to go.
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Circulus rotundus.
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Gotcha!
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I am no stranger to magic.
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Show yourself.
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I've got nothing to show!
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Who are you and why are you here in the Kingdom of Eldoria?
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If you pose a threat to the King and Queen, I'll have to...
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I pose no threat!
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Tell me your name.
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Ivya!
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Princess Ivya?
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Who did this to you?
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My mother's evil sister Matilda turned me into a peacock
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and banished me to the other side of the mountain in an attempt to steal the throne from me.
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I've been searching for the kingdom ever since.
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And I found you.
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I could tell you I was getting close, but I didn't know how close.
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I had stopped to take a breath.
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I must tell the king and queen.
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They'll be thrilled.
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Tomorrow is your disappearance celebration.
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Imagine their surprise when...
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My what?
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No, you cannot tell them.
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Not yet.
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They can't see me like this.
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You're beautiful.
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They'll understand it's a curse.
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No, not until the curse is broken.
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Very well, Princess.
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I'll leave you to sleep.
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No, please, stay with me.
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I've been alone for so long.
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Princess Ivia and Everett sat in the hay and talked until dawn.
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After hours and hours of exchanging stories, they realized very quickly that they were falling for one another.
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Princess Ivia, is it too bold to tell you that I think I'm falling in love with you?
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I...
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I feel the same way, Everett.
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But their happiness wouldn't last very long.
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Gliese!
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Contra in Petum.
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You know, the dark magic I see.
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Give me the princess and I won't hurt you.
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I know the dark magic all right.
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I'm so sorry.
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That must have been terrifying.
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Matilda, no!
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But you.. you.. you?
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You didn't tell me!
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I know, I...
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How could you keep this from me?
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Ivia, I...
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I didn't.
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You're a monster!
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It was clear that Princess Ivia was frightened of the Dark Prince, Everett.
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His reputation was that of terror and pain.
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But what she didn't know, he had long since foregone that life and his throne.
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You found our daughter?
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Where is the princess?
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What have you done with her?
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Nothing.
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I've done nothing.
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But she isn't here.
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How can we trust you if you've lost her?
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I promise you, I know how to find her again.
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She's.. she's been cursed.
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Cursed?
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Your sister, Matilda, turned her into a peacock.
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Dastardly.
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I know the dark magic.
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When I find her, I can transform her back.
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And then you'll leave our kingdom forever?
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If that's what you wish.
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Savior or not, you know dark magic.
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You're incredibly dangerous.
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Why are you here, boy?
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Everett told them his story.
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The king and queen learned about his banishment.
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How his father, angry about Everett's choice to leave his home and powers behind,
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banished him from the kingdom and forced him to find a job working as a stable hand.
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The king and queen accepted his tale and sent him on his way to find Princess Ivia.
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Transformatio Pao Hello?
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Hello?
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Hello?
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Hello?
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Hello?
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Hello?
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Hello, I was calling you.
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Another peacock in these woods?
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How?
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Fate, I believe.
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Thank you to fates.
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How do we get out of this forest?
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Why would you want to escape?
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Revertera ad humanum.
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Hello, princess.
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You again?
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You do know the dark magic.
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You know it better than anyone I've ever met.
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But why did you become a peacock, Everett?
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For you, princess.
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I would do anything for you.
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Well...
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I can change you back.
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What?
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I know the spell, but in order for it to work, you have to want to turn back.
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This is all too much!
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That's the easiest part.
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You just feel the desire in your heart.
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When I cast the spell, you'll transform back.
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It's not that easy.
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It's not what...
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I'd be more cautious if I were you. But Tilda!
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If you change back into a human princess, I will be there to haunt you until the day you die.
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I'll assure you never take the throne,
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you never become queen, and you live a terrible, unfortunate life.
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I'd like to see you try.
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And what are you going to do about it, kid?
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You surprised me earlier with that cute little counter spell.
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But there's not much else you can say or do that would scare me now.
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I'm stronger and more determined than ever to end things for sweet little princess Ivia.
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You're the Dark Prince.
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The only.
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Your Majesty, I'm sorry.
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I didn't mean to cross your path.
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They said you were gone.
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I didn't know.
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I'm so sorry.
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If you ever step foot in this kingdom again, I'll assure that you don't have feet to use.
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Yes, your majesty.
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Whatever you say.
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Leave. Do not be afraid.
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Although I wield one of the greatest dark powers aside from my father, the Dark King, I do not wish to harm you.
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You've kept so much from me.
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No. Everything I've told you is the truth.
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I do love you, Princess.
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What do you want to do?
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I don't know.
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Yes, you do.
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It's okay.
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You can tell me.
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I want to stay a peacock.
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The freedom I've felt all of these years has been incredible.
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The second I become a human again, the kingdom will require that I take the crown.
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I don't want to be queen, but I would turn back into a human for you, Everett.
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Princess, I would turn into a peacock for you.
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Truly?
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Fully?
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Fully.
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I'd give up my magic.
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I'd give up my life as a human if it meant I could be with you for the rest of my days.
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And your throne?
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Gone.
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Give it to my brother.
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I don't care.
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Oh, Everett.
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Transformatio Pablo.
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Repeat after me.
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Transformatio.
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Transformatio.
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Perpetua.
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Perpetua. Is it done?
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Yes, my powers are gone.
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I'm a peacock for eternity, as are you.
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A beautiful bird for the rest of our days.
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Together.
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What about my parents?
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They'll want to know you're safe.
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Come, I have an idea.
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Ready?
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Ready.
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Prince Everett and Princess Ivia gave up their thrones to be together.
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Everett never cast another spell, and Ivia never returned to the beautiful kingdom of Eldoria.
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It is said that the king
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and queen were heartbroken to learn their daughter wished to give up her duties to remain a peacock,
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but after time passed, they accepted her fate and were nothing but happy for her love and new life.
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The kingdom of Eldoria saw a new queen after the birth of Ivia's younger sister,
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and she ruled the kingdom in her older sister's honor.
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The Disappearance Celebration continues every year on the day of Ivia's disappearance, but no longer in search of her,
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but to celebrate her happiness.
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Thank you.

Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Las palabras que más se repiten: princess, kingdom, Ivia, queen, Everett. Este vídeo tiene 216 frases y 1458 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 12:44. El hablante mantiene un ritmo constante de unas 115 palabras por minuto, cómodo para el shadowing. Solo el 81 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés, por lo que el vocabulario es exigente. 39 de sus 216 frases son preguntas, así que sirve para practicar la entonación de las preguntas y las respuestas cortas.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
peacock sustantivo/ˈpikɑk/pavo real, pavorreal
curse sustantivo/kɝs/maldición
throne sustantivo/θɹəʊ̯n/trono, solio
majesty sustantivo/ˈmæd͡ʒ.əs.ti/majestad
banish verbo/ˈbænɪʃ/desterrar
disappearance sustantivo/dɪsəˈpɪəɹəns/desaparición
transform verbo/tɹænsˈfɔɹm/trasformar, transformar
assure verbo/əˈʃʊɹ/asegurar, afianzar
disappear verbo/dɪsəˈpɪɹ/desaparecer, desparecer
pose verbo/poʊz/plantear
mysterious adjetivo/mɪˈstɪɹi.əs/misterioso
banishment sustantivo/ˈbænɪʃmənt/exilio
dastardly adjetivo/ˈdæstɚdli/ruin
decadent adjetivo/ˈdɛkədənt/decadente
delicacy sustantivo/ˈdɛlɪkəsi/delicadeza

Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar

PalabraSignificado
give up verborendirse, entregar
get out of verbosalirse de, ponerse fuera de

Frases que vale la pena repetir

Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:

  • Will our daughter ever come home?
  • What can I do for you?
  • Who did this to you?
  • How could you keep this from me?
  • How can we trust you if you've lost her?

Gramática en este vídeo

Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — una acción que empezó antes y continúaI've been searching · have been terrifying
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahorahas passed · has been · I've lost
Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hacewas banished · will be brought · be thrilled
Past continuous was/were + -ing — una acción en curso en un momento del pasadowas getting · were falling · was calling

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 54 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I've, I'm, didn't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Los sonidos de “th”: throne /θɹəʊ̯n/, thrill /θɹɪl/, breathe /bɹiːð/
  • Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: celebration /ˌsɛl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/, banish /ˈbænɪʃ/, assure /əˈʃʊɹ/, banishment /ˈbænɪʃmənt/, shimmer /ˈʃɪm.ɚ/
  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: celebration /ˌsɛl.ɪˈbɹeɪ.ʃən/, disappearance /dɪsəˈpɪəɹəns/, fantastical /fænˈtæstɪkəl/, mysterious /mɪˈstɪɹi.əs/, delicacy /ˈdɛlɪkəsi/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: savior /ˈseɪvjɚ/, visitor /ˈvɪzɪtɚ/, forgive /fɚˈɡɪv/
  • /z/ — sonora, no /s/: pose /poʊz/, exotic /ɪɡˈzɑtɪk/, visitor /ˈvɪzɪtɚ/
  • /dʒ/ — no es la “y” ni la “ch”: majesty /ˈmæd͡ʒ.əs.ti/, jewel /ˈd͡ʒuːəl/

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

  1. Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
  2. Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
  3. Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como peacock, curse, throne.

¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?

Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.

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