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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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INVI'll get it out of the way .
INVI'll put it right there .
MOT*MOT: yeah, we can't break it .
CHI[- squeaking from toy] that, what's that ?
CHIthat's a dog .
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MOTok .
CHIxxx .
MOT*MOT: ok, what've we got ?
MOTyou like those toys, don't you ?
MOTwow [=! laughs with inv] .
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MOTyou like those toys, don't you ?
MOTwow [=! laughs with inv] .
MOT*MOT: look what we got .
MOTChild, you wanna look at this ?
CHIxxx .
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MOTyeah .
CHIwe got some .
MOT*MOT: we do ?
MOTwhere ?
CHIwe got company .
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MOTwhere ?
CHIwe got company .
MOT*MOT: we do have company .
CHI[- to inv] do you have company ?
INVdo I have company ?
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CHIit's a yoyo .
MOTright .
MOT*MOT: did we draw one of those ?
CHIthat's a yoyo .
MOTwhat's this lady doing over here ?
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CHIwhat's his name ?
INVI don't know .
INV*INV: what should we name him ?
INVwhat about Arnie ?
CHIno .
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INVwhat ?
CHIum: .
INV*INV: should we name him Child ?
CHIno .
INVok .
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CHIno .
INVok .
INV*INV: should we name him Howie ?
CHIno .
CHIhe's not Howie .
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CHIno .
CHIhe's not Howie .
INV*INV: should we name him Sam ?
CHIno ?
INVwhat should we name him ?
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INVshould we name him Sam ?
CHIno ?
INV*INV: what should we name him ?
CHIuh: .
INV[- laughs] oh, you're gonna tip over .
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INVno ?
INVwell, this is too hard .
INV*INV: what should we name him ?
INVsqueaky ?
CHIno .
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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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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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CHIit is, it's my +...
CHIwanna [=? Can I] watch Mary Poppins .
MOT*MOT: we don't wanna watch Mary Poppins now .
CHIwe have company .
MOTwe can't watch tv when we have company, right ?
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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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CHIwe have company .
MOTwe can't watch tv when we have company, right ?
MOT*MOT: too bad, cause we could show her your step in time hat .
INVoh, is that your step in time hat ?
CHIyeah .
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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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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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CHIit mixing cement .
MOTyeah .
MOT*MOT: we put dirt in, and water .
MOTright ?
CHIput in some water too .
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MOTright ?
CHIput in some water too .
MOT*MOT: and then what do we get ?
MOTwhat's it make ?
CHIwhat's it make ?
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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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CHIthere's snow on the sidewalk ?
MOTyeah, there is !
MOT*MOT: (re)member we went outside this morning and it was so cold ?
CHIwhat's that, over there [% pointing out the window] ?
MOTwhat's what, honey ?
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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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MOTHoward's outside .
CHII want my Howard .
MOT*MOT: well, we can't let em in .
MOThe'll eat all these toys .
MOTwe'll let em in in a little bit, ok ?
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MOTwell, we can't let em in .
MOThe'll eat all these toys .
MOT*MOT: we'll let em in in a little bit, ok ?
CHI[- sound of CHI running away] xxx .
MOTI don't think you can see out there, hon .
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INVno, no, I know it's not .
MOT[- CHI puts pacifier in mouth] don't put the nookie [: pacifier] in your mouth, hon .
MOT*MOT: we can't hear you talk .
MOTwe can't understand you with the nookie [: pacifier] in your mouth, Child .
CHImommy .
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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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MOTok, I'm right here, Hon .
CHII want company .
MOT*MOT: we have company .
CHIbut I don't want xxx .
MOT[- interrupting CHI] what's your company's name ?
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INVoh, pretty good .
MOTsay, +"/.
MOT*MOT: +" we have a hard time with our l@l .
MOThis sister's name is Libby, and it's Yibby, and we always tease him cause he has yunch [: lunch] with Yibby, and they have yettuce [: lettuce] .
CHIxxx my toy ?
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MOTsay, +"/.
MOT+" we have a hard time with our l@l .
MOT*MOT: his sister's name is Libby, and it's Yibby, and we always tease him cause he has yunch [: lunch] with Yibby, and they have yettuce [: lettuce] .
CHIxxx my toy ?
CHIxxx my toy ?
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MOTyou're pickin(g) all the right pieces, but I haven't got any .
CHIthis xxx .
MOT*MOT: ok, there we go .
CHIxxx .
MOTok, well you gotta go get some guys, cause if we're gonna make stairs, you got nobody to go up em .
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MOTok, there we go .
CHIxxx .
MOT*MOT: ok, well you gotta go get some guys, cause if we're gonna make stairs, you got nobody to go up em .
MOTunless you want the elephant to go up the stairs .
MOTyou could do that .
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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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CHIyou gotta, you gotta talk on there .
MOTwe can talk on your radio too .
MOT*MOT: yes, we can .
CHIxxx .
CHIyou can listen to my, to my Christmas song .
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MOT[- CHI begins to touch INV's tape recorder] no, no, no, hey .
MOTright .
MOT*MOT: those buttons we don't push .
MOTyour buttons we can push .
CHIthose buttons +...
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MOTright .
MOTthose buttons we don't push .
MOT*MOT: your buttons we can push .
CHIthose buttons +...
CHIyou, you push those buttons [% asking inv if she can push her recorder buttons] ?
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INV<I think you've got> [//] ok, try it again .
INVthere it comes .
INV*INV: there we go .
MOTok, can you take it out and turn it around ?
CHIthis side ?
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INVoh, I wanted to see it .
MOTah well .
MOT*MOT: I'm not real good at building things, so we make stairs .
CHIwe make stairs .
MOTthat's about it [% inv laughs] .