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CHIand it sings .
INVwell, sometimes, if I put the right kind of tape in it sings .
INV*INV: but it's not gonna sing today .
CHIno ?
INVno, sorry .
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INVyou know what kind of toy it is ?
CHIit's a elephant .
MOT*MOT: it's a good thing Howie's not here, huh ?
MOThe'd really eat that one up .
MOTHowie's the dog .
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CHIit's a, it's a animal [% pronounced amimal] .
CHIwhat's this ?
INV*INV: I think it's a horse .
CHIthat's a horse .
INV[- microphone noise] can I put it up here ?
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CHIthis is a horse .
CHIxx .
INV*INV: it's a horse with stripes .
INVyou know what that is ?
CHIwhat is ? [+ V]
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INVthat one I bet you don't know .
CHIxxx .
INV*INV: it's pretty funny .
CHIHowie eat this one all up too .
INV+< I betcha [: bet you] Howie would eat that one too .
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INVright .
MOTwhat about this guy, down here ?
MOT*MOT: see, it's hard to read when there are so many toys .
CHIwhat's that ?
CHIwhat's that ?
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CHIwhat's she doing with her hand ?
CHIit's just like you .
MOT*MOT: it's just like her ?
CHIit's just like you .
MOThow can you tell ?
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CHIxx .
INVyou know what that's called ?
INV*INV: it's called a porcupine .
INVcan you say porcupine ?
CHIporcupine .
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MOTthat's good .
CHIwhat's this, Mommy [% showing her the porcupine] ?
MOT*MOT: it's a porcupine .
CHIwhat's his name ?
INVI don't know .
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MOTwhat is that ?
CHIwhat is that ?
INV*INV: it's called a ponytail .
CHI[- delighted with the word] a ponytail ?
INVhi [% as CHI gives inv a hug] .
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MOTI'm not goin(g) anyplace .
CHII'm gonna get Mommy .
MOT*MOT: it's alright .
MOTdid you get a little too close there [=! laughs with inv] ?
INVgot carried away .
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MOTwhere's yours ?
CHIwhere's my flashlight ?
MOT*MOT: I think it's on the bottom shelf in the corner ?
MOTyup .
MOTon the bottom shelf, behind the truck .
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MOTisn't it nice ?
CHIwhat a, what is ?
INV*INV: it's a, it's a furry coat .
CHIwhat xx is ?
MOTwhat kind of fur is it ?
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CHIwhat xx is ?
MOTwhat kind of fur is it ?
INV*INV: it's the fur of a little animal; it's called a marmite .
INVcan you say marmite ?
CHIyeah, marmite .
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MOTthat's great, but we don't know what it is, do we ?
INVyeah, I don't know either .
MOT*MOT: at least it's not a porcupine coat .
INVno, that would hurt !
CHIthat would hurt .
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MOTit would, huh .
MOTall those spokes in you .
MOT*MOT: it's so soft .
CHIso soft .
MOTyeah .
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MOTwhat is that ?
CHIthis is Howard's toy .
MOT*MOT: yeah, it's kinda broken, huh ?
MOTalong with Howard's ball on the floor there [% MOT and inv laugh] .
INVHoward is a serious chewer [>] .
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CHIyes .
INVyeah, I think it has a hole in it .
MOT*MOT: it's a good thing Howard knows the difference between Howard's toys and Child's toys .
MOTthat's what we do for Howard .
MOTHoward's not here .
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MOThow important is it that he looks at your book ?
INVno, no .
INV*INV: it's not important .
INVit's just that it's, it's one more thing to talk about .
INVbut he's finding plenty .
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INVno, no .
INVit's not important .
INV*INV: it's just that it's, it's one more thing to talk about .
INVbut he's finding plenty .
MOToh yes, there are lots of things to talk about .
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MOTwhat ?
CHIxxx .
MOT*MOT: [- inv laughs] it's his new thing [% CHI came down toy slide on his knees] .
CHIxxx .
MOTwhat ?
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CHIxxx .
CHIno, it's not yours .
INV*INV: no, no, I know it's not .
MOT[- CHI puts pacifier in mouth] don't put the nookie [: pacifier] in your mouth, hon .
MOTwe can't hear you talk .
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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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INVno ?
CHIthis is not green eyes .
INV*INV: oh, it's not green eyes .
MOThas he got a new name ?
CHIa new name .
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INV[- turning on tape recorder after phone call] I missed you .
CHI[- seeing INV's activity with tape recorder] is this on ?
INV*INV: yeah, now it's on .
INVI turned it off for a minute when nobody was here talking .
MOT[- CHI plays with mic] please don't touch that .
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MOTthat's not for playing with .
MOTthat's like your brother's radio .
MOT*MOT: it's not for playing with .
CHIxxx .
INV+< you have a brother ?
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MOToop, there it is on the shelf, in the middle .
MOTover here .
MOT*MOT: it's on the shelf, Child, where the toys are .
CHIon the shelf ?
MOTyeah .
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CHIxxx .
MOTyou don't see it ?
MOT*MOT: well, it's over here .
INVI see it .
MOTit's the wrong &sh [/] wrong shelf, bud .
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MOTwell, it's over here .
INVI see it .
MOT*MOT: it's the wrong &sh [/] wrong shelf, bud .
CHIit's the wrong shelf ?
MOTyeah, it's over on this one .
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MOTit's the wrong &sh [/] wrong shelf, bud .
CHIit's the wrong shelf ?
MOT*MOT: yeah, it's over on this one .
CHInot this one .
MOTit's not ?
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MOTyeah, it's over on this one .
CHInot this one .
MOT*MOT: it's not ?
MOToh, all right, it's not .
MOTit's not there .
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CHInot this one .
MOTit's not ?
MOT*MOT: oh, all right, it's not .
MOTit's not there .
CHIit's on this one, Mommy .
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MOTit's not ?
MOToh, all right, it's not .
MOT*MOT: it's not there .
CHIit's on this one, Mommy .
MOTok .
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CHIwhat happened ?
MOTI don't know ?
MOT*MOT: I think it's over .
MOThey, that's not the way you open it .
MOTpush the button, honey, please ?
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CHImy Mommy's purse ?
INVI don't know .
MOT*MOT: +< it's in the dining room .
CHIdining room ?
MOTyeah .