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INVwell, you know what it does ?
INV*INV: it listens to what we say and then I take it home, and that's how I can remember what we said .
CHIand it sings .
INVwell, sometimes, if I put the right kind of tape in it sings .
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MOTbut you know what that is ?
CHIwhat is ? [+ V]
MOT*MOT: that's chalk for a chalk+board .
MOTyou really like this guy .
MOTlet's see what else is in this book .
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CHIit's just like you .
MOThow can you tell ?
MOT*MOT: that's just a hand .
CHIxxx .
MOTwhat's that ?
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MOTyou like goin(g) down the slide ?
CHI[- to inv] see this one ?
INV*INV: [- laughs and interupts CHI] you know what, you know what that's called ?
CHIxx .
INVyou know what that's called ?
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INV[- laughs and interupts CHI] you know what, you know what that's called ?
CHIxx .
INV*INV: you know what that's called ?
INVit's called a porcupine .
INVcan you say porcupine ?
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MOT[- with inv] yeah !
MOTall right .
MOT*MOT: that's good .
CHIwhat's this, Mommy [% showing her the porcupine] ?
MOTit's a porcupine .
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MOTwhat are those ?
CHIelephant .
MOT*MOT: yeah, that's your elephant .
MOTyou wanna look at the book some more ?
CHIyeah .
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INV[- child returns to show inv, inv whispers] is that yours ?
CHIyeah .
INV*INV: oh, that's a good one .
CHIget the lights all off [% commanding MOT to turn out the lights] .
MOTwe can't honey, not in the daytime .
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CHIstep in time !
MOTyou like to dance don't you [% CHI begins to dance again] ?
INV*INV: boy, that's great !
INVthat hat is wonderful .
CHIthis is, this is not, this is not your Child .
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INVok .
CHIwhat's, what's this [% touching INV's fur coat] ?
INV*INV: that's my coat .
MOTisn't it nice ?
CHIwhat a, what is ?
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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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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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INVyeah, I think it has a hole in it .
MOTit's a good thing Howard knows the difference between Howard's toys and Child's toys .
MOT*MOT: that's what we do for Howard .
MOTHoward's not here .
MOTHoward's outside .
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MOTyeah, go down on your body .
MOTxxx .
MOT*MOT: that's good .
MOTyour legs are too long .
MOTxxx .
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CHIyou open [% asking inv to open container with leggos] ?
INVI should open it ?
MOT*MOT: oh, that's a tough test, isn't it ?
INVok, should I try ?
INVmaybe I won't be able to do it .
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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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MOT[- CHI plays with mic] please don't touch that .
MOTthat's not for playing with .
MOT*MOT: that's like your brother's radio .
MOTit's not for playing with .
CHIxxx .
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MOTpush .
MOTis it in there ?
INV*INV: yup, that's the Chipmunks' Christmas .
MOTyup .
CHIhere comes [% the music is starting] .
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CHIyou, you push those buttons [% asking inv if she can push her recorder buttons] ?
INVyeah, I can push em, but you can't push em, ok ?
INV*INV: cause that's my radio .
INVI don't push the buttons on your radio .
CHII push my buttons on my radio ?
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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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MOTok, can you take it out and turn it around ?
CHIthis side ?
MOT*MOT: yeah, that's around .
MOTput it back in Child .
MOTChild .
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MOT[- interpreting for inv] he does it hard .
INVoh, ok .
INV*INV: that's my purse .
INVI don't think there's anything interesting in it .
INVI'm gonna stick it over there .
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MOTI'm not real good at building things, so we make stairs .
CHIwe make stairs .
MOT*MOT: that's about it [% inv laughs] .
CHIlong, long, long stairs .
MOTlook at that .