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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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MOTit's a good thing Howie's not here, huh ?
MOThe'd really eat that one up .
MOT*MOT: Howie's the dog .
MOThe's in the backyard .
CHIHowie's the dog .
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MOThe'd really eat that one up .
MOTHowie's the dog .
MOT*MOT: he's in the backyard .
CHIHowie's the dog .
INVuhhuh .
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INV[- microphone noise] can I put it up here ?
CHIyeah .
INV*INV: I'll get it out of the way .
INVI'll put it right there .
MOTyeah, we can't break it .
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INVit has lots of pictures in it .
INVwhy don't you show your mommy ?
INV*INV: show her the book and see if she knows what the pictures are .
MOTshall I read the book .
CHIyeah .
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INVwhy don't you show your mommy ?
INVshow her the book and see if she knows what the pictures are .
MOT*MOT: shall I read the book .
CHIyeah .
MOTok .
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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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MOTyeah, these go round and round .
MOTsee ?
MOT*MOT: mixing up the cement here .
CHImixing up cement there .
MOTwanna read the book ?
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MOTmixing up the cement here .
CHImixing up cement there .
MOT*MOT: wanna read the book ?
MOTcome sit with me .
CHIno, no, no .
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INVgonna mix .
MOTcome here .
MOT*MOT: wow, check this out [% pretending to be excited about the book to get CHI's attention] .
MOTlook at all these clothes .
MOTlookit, cowboy boots, Child .
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CHIyeah .
INVwell, not right now .
INV*INV: I am the company .
MOTwhat's this ?
MOTlookit .
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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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MOTthese are toy words .
CHIwhere's the other one ?
MOT*MOT: where's the other one ?
MOTwanna turn the page ?
MOTwhat's this ?
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CHIwhere's the other one ?
MOTwhere's the other one ?
MOT*MOT: wanna turn the page ?
MOTwhat's this ?
CHIuh, a xxx down the slide .
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CHIuh, a xxx down the slide .
MOTmhm .
MOT*MOT: you like goin(g) down the slide ?
CHI[- to inv] see this one ?
INV[- laughs and interupts CHI] you know what, you know what that's called ?
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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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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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CHIelephant .
MOTyeah, that's your elephant .
MOT*MOT: you wanna look at the book some more ?
CHIyeah .
MOTwhat do you wanna read in the book ?
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MOTyou wanna look at the book some more ?
CHIyeah .
MOT*MOT: what do you wanna read in the book ?
MOTshall we turn the page ?
CHII turn the page .
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CHIyeah .
MOTwhat do you wanna read in the book ?
MOT*MOT: shall we turn the page ?
CHII turn the page .
MOTall right .
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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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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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MOTwe can't honey, not in the daytime .
CHII want, I want the lights dark .
MOT*MOT: I can't make the lights dark .
MOTthe sun's out .
INVhere, shine it in the bag .
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CHII want, I want the lights dark .
MOTI can't make the lights dark .
MOT*MOT: the sun's out .
INVhere, shine it in the bag .
INVcan you see it ?
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MOTI can't make the lights dark .
MOTthe sun's out .
INV*INV: here, shine it in the bag .
INVcan you see it ?
INVwhat if you shine it in the bag ?
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INVhere, shine it in the bag .
INVcan you see it ?
INV*INV: what if you shine it in the bag ?
INVdoes it make a better light ?
MOToh yeah [% with mock excitement about the light in the bag] .
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INVwhat if you shine it in the bag ?
INVdoes it make a better light ?
MOT*MOT: oh yeah [% with mock excitement about the light in the bag] .
MOTcan you show Investigator what color it turns to ?
CHIyeah .
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CHIwhat xx is ?
MOTwhat kind of fur is it ?
INV*INV: it's the fur of a little animal; it's called a marmite .
INVcan you say marmite ?
CHIyeah, marmite .
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MOTsidewalks, remember ?
MOTyou don't remember, do ya ?
MOT*MOT: the cement mixer made the sidewalk outside [% trying to make CHI remember] ?
CHIlet me see, Mommy .
MOTyeah, well we can't see now, cause there's snow on the sidewalk .
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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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CHI[- to inv] that's your car ?
INVthat's my car, yeah, right out in front .
INV*INV: the brown car .
CHIand this is, this is my car ?
INVyeah, I think your car's in the driveway .
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INVthe brown car .
CHIand this is, this is my car ?
INV*INV: yeah, I think your car's in the driveway .
CHIxxx back .
CHIthis is my car, on the, in the back .
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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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CHIyes .
INVyeah, I think it has a hole in it .
MOT*MOT: it's a good thing Howard knows the difference between Howard's toys and Child's toys .
MOTthat's what we do for Howard .
MOTHoward's not here .
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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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MOToh yes, there are lots of things to talk about .
MOTwhat are ya doin(g) ?
MOT*MOT: are you gonna play the piano ?
CHInot yet .
MOTwhy not ?
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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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CHIlucka@wp lucka@wp .
MOT[- to E, who laughs] he's saying +"/.
MOT*MOT: +" good luck [% apparently from the Mary Poppins movie] .
CHIlucka@wp lucka@wp !
CHIlucka@wp !
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CHIno, it's not yours .
INVno, no, I know it's not .
MOT*MOT: [- CHI puts pacifier in mouth] don't put the nookie [: pacifier] in your mouth, hon .
MOTwe can't hear you talk .
MOTwe can't understand you with the nookie [: pacifier] in your mouth, Child .
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MOT[- CHI puts pacifier in mouth] don't put the nookie [: pacifier] in your mouth, hon .
MOTwe can't hear you talk .
MOT*MOT: we can't understand you with the nookie [: pacifier] in your mouth, Child .
CHImommy .
MOTwhat, Honey ?
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INVmaybe I won't be able to do it .
INVo:h, this is tough !
MOT*MOT: you just have to pry the top off .
MOTthere's no special way .
CHIthis xxx .
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MOT[- child dumps leggos] wow .
INVlook at those .
MOT*MOT: give me the bucket ?
CHIyeah .
MOTI'll put it on the floor, ok ?
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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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MOTok .
MOTI'll build stairs .
MOT*MOT: you got all the pieces for me ?
MOTgive me the pieces for the stairs .
MOTput em in my hand .
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MOTI'll build stairs .
MOTyou got all the pieces for me ?
MOT*MOT: give me the pieces for the stairs .
MOTput em in my hand .
CHIxxx [% in a singsong voice, as though stair building is a ritual between CHI and MOT] .
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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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CHIxxx .
MOTok, well you gotta go get some guys, cause if we're gonna make stairs, you got nobody to go up em .
MOT*MOT: unless you want the elephant to go up the stairs .
MOTyou could do that .
CHInot the elephant .
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MOTyou could do that .
CHInot the elephant .
MOT*MOT: um, how (a)bout the porcupine ?
INV[- whispers] what about the porcupine ?
INVold green eyes .
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CHInot the elephant .
MOTum, how (a)bout the porcupine ?
INV*INV: [- whispers] what about the porcupine ?
INVold green eyes .
CHIno .