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INV+< I betcha [: bet you] Howie would eat that one too .
CHIhe's got, what he's got on [% the porcupine] ?
MOT*MOT: what's he got on ?
MOTI think he's got prickles on him .
CHI[- to inv] he's got prickles on him .
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CHIhe's got, what he's got on [% the porcupine] ?
MOTwhat's he got on ?
MOT*MOT: I think he's got prickles on him .
CHI[- to inv] he's got prickles on him .
INVyup .
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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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CHIwhat's that ?
CHIa cake .
MOT*MOT: what's it got on it ?
CHIit's got a candle .
MOTwhat's that for ?
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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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MOT[- pause while CHI considers the latest name] is that a good name ?
CHIxxx smiley .
MOT*MOT: he's got a smiley on his mouth ?
INV[- laughs, CHI squeals] I just couldn't help myself .
MOTwhat'd she do ?
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CHIyou do more [% inv and CHI laugh] .
INV[- pause with inv and CHI laughing] are your feet getting tired ?
INV*INV: don't they need to stand on the ground ?
MOTChild would spend his life upside down .
INVshould get you some gravity boots .
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MOTall right .
MOTwoo .
MOT*MOT: let's see what's on this page .
MOTlook at all this stuff .
MOToh, look at this .
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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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MOTI think it's on the bottom shelf in the corner ?
MOTyup .
MOT*MOT: on the bottom shelf, behind the truck .
MOTyou got it .
INV[- child returns to show inv, inv whispers] is that yours ?
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MOTright .
MOTnow I can play with you [% inv and MOT laugh at CHI's need to know INV's role] .
INV*INV: [- CHI jumps on inv] ah [% inv laughs] .
MOThey, easy .
MOTChild .
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CHIask first ?
MOTyes .
MOT*MOT: you can't just climb [% CHI jumps on inv again] .
MOThey, you have to ask first, like hugs and stuff .
CHIask first ?
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MOTthe cement mixer made the sidewalk outside [% trying to make CHI remember] ?
CHIlet me see, Mommy .
MOT*MOT: yeah, well we can't see now, cause there's snow on the sidewalk .
CHIthere's snow on the sidewalk ?
MOTyeah, there is !
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CHIthis is Howard's toy .
MOTyeah, it's kinda broken, huh ?
MOT*MOT: along with Howard's ball on the floor there [% MOT and inv laugh] .
INVHoward is a serious chewer [>] .
MOTyes .
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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 .
MOTwhat ?
MOT*MOT: did you go down on your knees ?
CHIyes, I did .
MOTI wish you wouldn't do that .
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MOTI wish you wouldn't do that .
CHII go down on my feet [% preparing to slide again] ?
MOT*MOT: don't go down on your feet .
CHIwhy ?
MOTall right, go ahead [% inv laughs] .
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CHIyeah, that was fun .
CHII go down on my body now ?
MOT*MOT: yeah, go down on your body .
MOTxxx .
MOTthat's good .
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MOTI don't know .
MOTwhere were you ?
MOT*MOT: you were on the piano .
CHIwhere was me ?
MOTI don't know where you were .
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INVstep in time .
CHIstep in time, step in time .
MOT*MOT: [- CHI jumps on inv] oh, Child, easy !
INV[- laughs and tries to direct CHI's attention to less athletic activity] I like your hat .
CHIlucka@wp lucka@wp .
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MOTgive me the bucket ?
CHIyeah .
MOT*MOT: I'll put it on the floor, ok ?
INVyou gonna build something ?
CHIyeah, I'm gonna build # a stairs .
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INVok, you can go with her .
CHII don't want xxx [% CHI runs after MOT] .
INV*INV: [- turning on tape recorder after phone call] I missed you .
CHI[- seeing INV's activity with tape recorder] is this on ?
INVyeah, now it's on .
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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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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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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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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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MOTI thought you were gonna show Investigator your radio, Child .
CHIyou gotta, you gotta talk on there .
MOT*MOT: we can talk on your radio too .
MOTyes, we can .
CHIxxx .
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INVyeah, I can push em, but you can't push em, ok ?
INVcause that's my radio .
INV*INV: I don't push the buttons on your radio .
CHII push my buttons on my radio ?
INVright .
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MOTok, push the play button .
MOTyou've got two buttons down at once .
MOT*MOT: ok, it'll come on any minute .
MOTdid you have a Christmas tree in your house for Christmas ?
CHIgot a Christmas tree in my house [= past tense] .
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MOTlook at that .
MOTthis one's a happy stair, huh ?
MOT*MOT: wait a minute, wait a minute, I got it, let's put eyes on it .
CHIno .
CHIxxx .