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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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CHIyeah, see your toys .
INVok .
INV*INV: what's that one ?
CHIa toy .
INV[- laughs with MOT] right .
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CHIit's a elephant .
MOTit's a good thing Howie's not here, huh ?
MOT*MOT: he'd really eat that one up .
MOTHowie's the dog .
MOThe's in the backyard .
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INVwould he eat it up ?
CHIhe eat those all up .
INV*INV: what's that one ?
CHIit's a [=? uh] duck [% paused between first and second syllable] .
INVright [=! laughs] .
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CHIxx .
INVit's a horse with stripes .
INV*INV: you know what that is ?
CHIwhat is ? [+ V]
INVis it a &ze [% gives CHI a hint] ?
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CHI(ze)bra [% finishes INV's word, pronouncing it ba] ?
INVyeah [=! laughs] .
INV*INV: that one I bet you don't know .
CHIxxx .
INVit's pretty funny .
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INVit's pretty funny .
CHIHowie eat this one all up too .
INV*INV: +< I betcha [: bet you] Howie would eat that one too .
CHIhe's got, what he's got on [% the porcupine] ?
MOTwhat's he got on ?
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MOTyou wanna tell me what these things are ?
MOTyou know what this is .
MOT*MOT: what's that ?
MOTcan you hear Howie in the backyard [% noting that CHI's attention is not on the book] ?
MOTwhat's that ?
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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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MOTwhat's that ?
MOTcan you hear Howie in the backyard [% noting that CHI's attention is not on the book] ?
MOT*MOT: what's that ?
CHIwhat's that ?
CHIa cake .
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MOTwhat's it got on it ?
CHIit's got a candle .
MOT*MOT: what's that for ?
CHIit's &f +...
CHIthose are big candles [% looking at a picture of chalk] .
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CHIit's &f +...
CHIthose are big candles [% looking at a picture of chalk] .
MOT*MOT: well that looks like candles, yeah .
MOTbut you know what that is ?
CHIwhat is ? [+ V]
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CHIthose are big candles [% looking at a picture of chalk] .
MOTwell that looks like candles, yeah .
MOT*MOT: but you know what that is ?
CHIwhat is ? [+ V]
MOTthat's chalk for a chalk+board .
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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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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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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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MOTwhat is that with a string on it and a circle at the bottom ?
CHIwhat's that ?
MOT*MOT: you know what that is .
CHIit's a yoyo .
MOTright .
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CHIthat's a yoyo .
MOTwhat's this lady doing over here ?
MOT*MOT: see that hand ?
MOTwhat's she doing ?
CHIsee that lady [% pronounced yady] ?
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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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MOTthat's just a hand .
CHIxxx .
MOT*MOT: what's that ?
CHIthat's paint .
MOTmhm .
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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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CHIuh: .
INV[- laughs] oh, you're gonna tip over .
MOT*MOT: he likes that .
MOTChild, stand up .
MOTand upside down [% as inv turns Child over] .
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INVboom .
CHImore [% excited] ?
INV*INV: how did that happen to you ?
MOTmore ?
CHImore ?
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CHIno .
INVgreen eyes ?
MOT*MOT: [- pause while CHI considers the latest name] is that a good name ?
CHIxxx smiley .
MOThe's got a smiley on his mouth ?
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INVyou mean this thing ?
CHIyeah .
MOT*MOT: what is that ?
CHIwhat is that ?
INVit's called a ponytail .
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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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MOTdo you have one of those ?
CHIyeah .
MOT*MOT: what is that ?
CHIa light .
CHIwhat is that ?
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CHIa light .
CHIwhat is that ?
MOT*MOT: what's that .
MOTdid you have one of those ?
MOTwhere's yours ?
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MOTon the bottom shelf, behind the truck .
MOTyou got it .
INV*INV: [- child returns to show inv, inv whispers] is that yours ?
CHIyeah .
INVoh, that's a good one .
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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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MOTwe can't watch tv when we have company, right ?
MOTtoo bad, cause we could show her your step in time hat .
INV*INV: oh, is that your step in time hat ?
CHIyeah .
CHII gonna do step in time [% begins to dance and sing] .
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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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MOTyou like to dance don't you [% CHI begins to dance again] ?
INVboy, that's great !
INV*INV: that hat is wonderful .
CHIthis is, this is not, this is not your Child .
INVno no, you're not my Child .
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CHIyeah .
INVyeah .
INV*INV: as long as we have that straight [% inv and MOT laugh] .
MOTright .
MOTnow I can play with you [% inv and MOT laugh at CHI's need to know INV's role] .
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MOTChild .
INVyou're a flying boy .
MOT*MOT: Child, you have to ask first if somebody wants to play that .
CHIask first ?
MOTyes .
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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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INVyeah, I don't know either .
MOTat least it's not a porcupine coat .
INV*INV: no, that would hurt !
CHIthat would hurt .
MOTit would, huh .
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CHIso soft .
MOTyeah .
MOT*MOT: does that feel like Howie ?
CHIthat feel like Howie ?
CHIlike Howard ? [+ V]
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INVshould I do it ?
INVo:h, o:h, ow .
INV*INV: you like that guy, huh ?
CHIxxx [% mic noise] .
CHIthis making a xxx .
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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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MOToh, would you like to show Howard's toy to your company ?
CHIHoward's toy .
MOT*MOT: what is that ?
CHIthis is Howard's toy .
MOTyeah, it's kinda broken, huh ?
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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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CHIno, no, no, no .
MOTno, no, no, no ?
MOT*MOT: how important is it that he looks at your book ?
INVno, no .
INVit's not important .
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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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MOTdid you go down on your knees ?
CHIyes, I did .
MOT*MOT: I wish you wouldn't do that .
CHII go down on my feet [% preparing to slide again] ?
MOTdon't go down on your feet .
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CHIwhy ?
MOTall right, go ahead [% inv laughs] .
MOT*MOT: was that fun ?
CHIyeah, that was fun .
CHII go down on my body now ?
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MOTyeah, go down on your body .
MOTxxx .
MOT*MOT: that's good .
MOTyour legs are too long .
MOTxxx .