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CHIa toy .
INV[- laughs with MOT] right .
INV*INV: you know what kind of toy it is ?
CHIit's a elephant .
MOTit's a good thing Howie's not here, huh ?
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CHIxx .
INVit's a horse with stripes .
INV*INV: you know what that is ?
CHIwhat is ? [+ V]
INVis it a &ze [% gives CHI a hint] ?
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INVyou know what that is ?
CHIwhat is ? [+ V]
INV*INV: is it a &ze [% gives CHI a hint] ?
CHI(ze)bra [% finishes INV's word, pronouncing it ba] ?
INVyeah [=! laughs] .
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CHIxxx .
MOTyou wanna tell me what these things are ?
MOT*MOT: you know what this is .
MOTwhat's that ?
MOTcan you hear Howie in the backyard [% noting that CHI's attention is not on the book] ?
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MOTyou know what this is .
MOTwhat's that ?
MOT*MOT: can you hear Howie in the backyard [% noting that CHI's attention is not on the book] ?
MOTwhat's that ?
CHIwhat's that ?
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CHIthose are big candles [% looking at a picture of chalk] .
MOTwell that looks like candles, yeah .
MOT*MOT: but you know what that is ?
CHIwhat is ? [+ V]
MOTthat's chalk for a chalk+board .
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MOTthat's chalk for a chalk+board .
MOTyou really like this guy .
MOT*MOT: let's see what else is in this book .
MOTall right, who's that ?
CHIuh, xx .
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MOTlookit .
CHIwhat's that ?
MOT*MOT: what is that with a string on it and a circle at the bottom ?
CHIwhat's that ?
MOTyou know what that is .
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MOTwhat is that with a string on it and a circle at the bottom ?
CHIwhat's that ?
MOT*MOT: you know what that is .
CHIit's a yoyo .
MOTright .
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CHIno .
INVno ?
INV*INV: well, this is too hard .
INVwhat should we name him ?
INVsqueaky ?
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CHIno .
INVgreen eyes ?
MOT*MOT: [- pause while CHI considers the latest name] is that a good name ?
CHIxxx smiley .
MOThe's got a smiley on his mouth ?
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INVyou mean this thing ?
CHIyeah .
MOT*MOT: what is that ?
CHIwhat is that ?
INVit's called a ponytail .
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MOTdo you have one of those ?
CHIyeah .
MOT*MOT: what is that ?
CHIa light .
CHIwhat is that ?
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MOTon the bottom shelf, behind the truck .
MOTyou got it .
INV*INV: [- child returns to show inv, inv whispers] is that yours ?
CHIyeah .
INVoh, that's a good one .
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CHIyeah .
CHIit's my flashlight [% excited about all the attention on his toy] .
MOT*MOT: it is .
MOToh, what's this ?
CHIit is, it's my +...
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MOTwe can't watch tv when we have company, right ?
MOTtoo bad, cause we could show her your step in time hat .
INV*INV: oh, is that your step in time hat ?
CHIyeah .
CHII gonna do step in time [% begins to dance and sing] .
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MOTyou like to dance don't you [% CHI begins to dance again] ?
INVboy, that's great !
INV*INV: that hat is wonderful .
CHIthis is, this is not, this is not your Child .
INVno no, you're not my Child .
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INVit's a, it's a furry coat .
CHIwhat xx is ?
MOT*MOT: what kind of fur is it ?
INVit's the fur of a little animal; it's called a marmite .
INVcan you say marmite ?
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CHIyeah, marmite .
INVvery good .
MOT*MOT: that's great, but we don't know what it is, do we ?
INVyeah, I don't know either .
MOTat least it's not a porcupine coat .
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MOTyeah, well we can't see now, cause there's snow on the sidewalk .
CHIthere's snow on the sidewalk ?
MOT*MOT: yeah, there is !
MOT(re)member we went outside this morning and it was so cold ?
CHIwhat's that, over there [% pointing out the window] ?
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MOToh, would you like to show Howard's toy to your company ?
CHIHoward's toy .
MOT*MOT: what is that ?
CHIthis is Howard's toy .
MOTyeah, it's kinda broken, huh ?
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MOTyeah, it's kinda broken, huh ?
MOTalong with Howard's ball on the floor there [% MOT and inv laugh] .
INV*INV: Howard is a serious chewer [>] .
MOTyes .
CHI+< is it, is it broken ?
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MOTyes .
CHI+< is it, is it broken ?
INV*INV: is it broken ?
CHIyes .
INVyeah, I think it has a hole in it .
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CHIno, no, no, no .
MOTno, no, no, no ?
MOT*MOT: how important is it that he looks at your book ?
INVno, no .
INVit's not important .
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MOThey, Child, Child, why don't you show Biddy ?
MOTwho's this over here ?
MOT*MOT: who is that ?
INVwho is that ?
CHIit's my Biddy .
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MOTwho's this over here ?
MOTwho is that ?
INV*INV: who is that ?
CHIit's my Biddy .
INVhi Biddy .
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MOTsay, +"/.
MOT+" we have a hard time with our l@l .
MOT*MOT: his sister's name is Libby, and it's Yibby, and we always tease him cause he has yunch [: lunch] with Yibby, and they have yettuce [: lettuce] .
CHIxxx my toy ?
CHIxxx my toy ?
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INVyou gonna bring em over ?
CHIxxx .
INV*INV: [- returns to where mic is] oh good .
CHIyou open [% asking inv to open container with leggos] ?
INVI should open it ?
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INVok, should I try ?
INVmaybe I won't be able to do it .
INV*INV: o:h, this is tough !
MOTyou just have to pry the top off .
MOTthere's no special way .
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MOThas he got a new name ?
CHIa new name .
INV*INV: what is it ?
CHIit is +...
CHIwhat is it ?
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CHIit is +...
CHIwhat is it ?
INV*INV: [- CHI is squeaking porcupine] he's a squeaker .
CHIhe's a squeaker [% pokes MOT with porcupine] .
MOTow .
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CHII'm all right .
MOToh, &g [% phone rings] +/.
INV*INV: +< phew [% in mock relief that CHI is ok] .
MOTexcuse me .
MOTI'm gonna go answer the phone, ok ?
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CHII gonna show her my radio .
MOTwell, go show it to her .
MOT*MOT: where is it ?
CHIwhere's my radio ?
MOTI don't know .
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MOT[- laughs] I'm sorry, I love when he does that .
CHIradio .
MOT*MOT: oop, there it is on the shelf, in the middle .
MOTover here .
MOTit's on the shelf, Child, where the toys are .
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CHIxxx .
CHIyou can listen to my, to my Christmas song .
MOT*MOT: I think your Christmas song is right inside the radio .
CHIxxx .
CHII wanna listen to my Christmas song .
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INVgreat .
CHIyeah xxx .
MOT*MOT: no no, now, is that how you open it ?
MOTpush .
MOTis it in there ?
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MOTno no, now, is that how you open it ?
MOTpush .
MOT*MOT: is it in there ?
INVyup, that's the Chipmunks' Christmas .
MOTyup .
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CHIyou can't push mine, cause mine xxx .
CHIyour is little little .
MOT*MOT: [- interpreting for CHI] yours is little little .
MOThis is +...
INVyeah, I know .
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CHIyour is little little .
MOT[- interpreting for CHI] yours is little little .
MOT*MOT: his is +...
INVyeah, I know .
INVyours is better .
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MOThis is +...
INVyeah, I know .
INV*INV: yours is better .
CHIand yours is not the same .
INVno, not the same .
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INVno, not the same .
INVmine's black .
INV*INV: what color is yours ?
CHIbrown .
INVright .
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INVoh .
CHIthe little guy .
INV*INV: oh, the little guy [% pretending to understand what CHI is talking about] .
CHIand he do the hard .
CHIhe do the hard .
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INVmy tape's almost done .
INVyup, I don't have much more tape in mine .
MOT*MOT: is he gonna yell at him again [% referring to the Chipmunk tape] ?
CHIyeah, he hit em again .
INVok [% mocking Alvin] .
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CHIsad stairs .
MOTsad stairs, yes .
MOT*MOT: this side is sad .
MOTInvestigator can't see the sad side .
INVcan I see the other side ?
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MOTcan you show her the sad side ?
MOTwhere's the sad eyes ?
MOT*MOT: is this sad ?
CHIthis is happy eyes !
INVI know [=! laughs] !