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INVit listens to what we say and then I take it home, and that's how I can remember what we said .
CHIand it sings .
INV*INV: well, sometimes, if I put the right kind of tape in it sings .
INVbut it's not gonna sing today .
CHIno ?
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INVwhat's that one ?
CHIa toy .
INV*INV: [- laughs with MOT] right .
INVyou know what kind of toy it is ?
CHIit's a elephant .
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INVwhat's that one ?
CHIit's a [=? uh] duck [% paused between first and second syllable] .
INV*INV: right [=! laughs] .
CHIwhat's that ?
INVI don't know .
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CHIyeah .
INVI'll get it out of the way .
INV*INV: I'll put it right there .
MOTyeah, we can't break it .
CHI[- squeaking from toy] that, what's that ?
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CHI[- squeaking from toy] that, what's that ?
CHIthat's a dog .
INV*INV: [- laughs] right .
CHIwhat you gonna give +...
CHIthis is a horse .
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MOTyou really like this guy .
MOTlet's see what else is in this book .
MOT*MOT: all right, who's that ?
CHIuh, xx .
MOTa what ?
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MOTgir:affe .
CHI[- to inv] that's a giraffe .
INV*INV: right .
MOTwhat about this guy, down here ?
MOTsee, it's hard to read when there are so many toys .
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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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MOTyou know what that is .
CHIit's a yoyo .
MOT*MOT: right .
MOTdid we draw one of those ?
CHIthat's a yoyo .
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CHIporcupine .
MOT[- with inv] yeah !
MOT*MOT: all right .
MOTthat's good .
CHIwhat's this, Mommy [% showing her the porcupine] ?
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CHIdon't get me .
CHII want mommy .
MOT*MOT: I'm right here, hon .
CHII want you .
MOTcome get me .
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MOTshall we turn the page ?
CHII turn the page .
MOT*MOT: all right .
MOTwoo .
MOTlet's see what's on this page .
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MOTwe don't wanna watch Mary Poppins now .
CHIwe have company .
MOT*MOT: we can't watch tv when we have company, right ?
MOTtoo bad, cause we could show her your step in time hat .
INVoh, is that your step in time hat ?
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CHIthis is, this is not, this is not your Child .
INVno no, you're not my Child .
INV*INV: you're Mommy's Child, right ?
CHIyeah .
INVyeah .
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INVyeah .
INVas long as we have that straight [% inv and MOT laugh] .
MOT*MOT: right .
MOTnow I can play with you [% inv and MOT laugh at CHI's need to know INV's role] .
INV[- CHI jumps on inv] ah [% inv laughs] .
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MOTyeah .
MOTwe put dirt in, and water .
MOT*MOT: right ?
CHIput in some water too .
MOTand then what do we get ?
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MOTI can't tell what you're looking at .
CHI[- to inv] that's your car ?
INV*INV: that's my car, yeah, right out in front .
INVthe brown car .
CHIand this is, this is my car ?
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MOTI don't think you can see out there, hon .
CHII wanna see Howard, Mommy .
MOT*MOT: oh, he's all right .
MOThe's right out in the back .
MOThe'll be in in a minute .
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CHII wanna see Howard, Mommy .
MOToh, he's all right .
MOT*MOT: he's right out in the back .
MOThe'll be in in a minute .
MOTChild, you interested in coming to look at this book or not ?
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MOTdon't go down on your feet .
CHIwhy ?
MOT*MOT: all right, go ahead [% inv laughs] .
MOTwas that fun ?
CHIyeah, that was fun .
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MOTwhat, Honey ?
CHII want Mommy .
MOT*MOT: ok, I'm right here, Hon .
CHII want company .
MOTwe have company .
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MOTput em in my hand .
CHIxxx [% in a singsong voice, as though stair building is a ritual between CHI and MOT] .
MOT*MOT: you're pickin(g) all the right pieces, but I haven't got any .
CHIthis xxx .
MOTok, there we go .
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MOTow .
MOToop .
MOT*MOT: you all right ?
CHII'm all right .
MOToh, &g [% phone rings] +/.
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MOTexcuse me .
MOTI'm gonna go answer the phone, ok ?
MOT*MOT: I'll be right back .
CHIMommy's gonna answer the phone .
INVok .
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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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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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CHIyou got some ?
MOT[- CHI begins to touch INV's tape recorder] no, no, no, hey .
MOT*MOT: right .
MOTthose buttons we don't push .
MOTyour buttons we can push .
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INVI don't push the buttons on your radio .
CHII push my buttons on my radio ?
INV*INV: right .
CHIyou can't push mine, cause mine xxx .
CHIyour is little little .
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INVwhat color is yours ?
CHIbrown .
INV*INV: right .
MOTwhat happened to your tape, Child ?
CHIwhat happened ?
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CHIyeah, you did it wrong .
CHIno, I don't want this .
MOT*MOT: all right, take em off .
CHIsad +...
CHIsad stairs .