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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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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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INVdo I have company ?
CHIyeah .
INV*INV: well, not right now .
INVI am the company .
MOTwhat's this ?
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CHII want you .
MOTcome get me .
MOT*MOT: I'm not goin(g) anyplace .
CHII'm gonna get Mommy .
MOTit's alright .
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INVoh, that's a good one .
CHIget the lights all off [% commanding MOT to turn out the lights] .
MOT*MOT: we can't honey, not in the daytime .
CHII want, I want the lights dark .
MOTI can't make the lights dark .
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INVthat hat is wonderful .
CHIthis is, this is not, this is not your Child .
INV*INV: no no, you're not my Child .
INVyou're Mommy's Child, right ?
CHIyeah .
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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's a good thing Howard knows the difference between Howard's toys and Child's toys .
MOTthat's what we do for Howard .
MOT*MOT: Howard's not here .
MOTHoward's outside .
CHII want my Howard .
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MOThe's right out in the back .
MOThe'll be in in a minute .
MOT*MOT: Child, you interested in coming to look at this book or not ?
CHIno, no, no, no .
MOTno, no, no, no ?
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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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MOTare you gonna play the piano ?
CHInot yet .
MOT*MOT: why not ?
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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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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INVI turned it off for a minute when nobody was here talking .
MOT[- CHI plays with mic] please don't touch that .
MOT*MOT: that's not for playing with .
MOTthat's like your brother's radio .
MOTit's not for playing with .
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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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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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INVyours is better .
CHIand yours is not the same .
INV*INV: no, not the same .
INVmine's black .
INVwhat color is yours ?
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MOTI don't know ?
MOTI think it's over .
MOT*MOT: hey, that's not the way you open it .
MOTpush the button, honey, please ?
MOTI don't want you to break it .
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INVoh, I wanted to see it .
MOTah well .
MOT*MOT: I'm not real good at building things, so we make stairs .
CHIwe make stairs .
MOTthat's about it [% inv laughs] .