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Hi, Muffin.
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Hi, Muffin.
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I'm sorry I can't stop sucking my thumb.
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It's okay, Muffin.
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I think I have to wear my cone forever.
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Well then, we're going to think of a game where your cone is okay.
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Really?
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Yeah.
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Thanks, Bowie.
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What if we pop it down?
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Oh, yeah.
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Aunt Trixie didn't say anything about that.
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Oh, okay.
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Yeah.
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Yeah.
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You look like a wedding wife.
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Or a traffic cone.
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Or a ballerina.
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I know.
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Let's play wedding wife, traffic cone and ballerina.
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Yeah!
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Sorry, Trix, I...
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What happened to the chips?
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Trix, it might be time to take off Muffin's cone.
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We're getting married.
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We're getting married.
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We're getting married.
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Please go around the traffic cart!
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I said, let's go around the traffic cart!
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Oh, husband, thank you so much for taking me to the ballet show.
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No worries, babe.
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Wonderful!
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I'm real, babe.
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Louis, the seed is hatching.
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Muffin, honey, you can take off your cone now.
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Hooray!
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Thank you for hatching, beautiful sunflower.
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We love you.
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Bye, Bingo.
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Bye, Louis.
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Bye, Muffins.
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See you next Thursday.
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Almost at Bluey and Bingos, Muffy.
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Hooray!
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Hey, Dad, look at me.
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Hey.
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Muffin!
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Watch your eggs.
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It's easy, Muffin.
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First you pick a card, but don't let anyone see it, okay?
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Okay.
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Then you look at the picture on it.
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Okay, got it.
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What's on the card?
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No, Muffin!
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I need to see it!
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Oh, no, sweetie.
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We don't look at it.
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Louis is going to act it out.
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And then we guess what it is.
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Oh.
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Okay, ready?
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Ready.
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Uh, eagle!
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No. Oh, it's a bush turkey.
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Ibis!
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Where are you?
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Nope.
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Broga!
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Check it!
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I bet you socks.
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Hmm.
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Duck.
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Yeah.
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Hooray!
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Good one, Bingo.
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Oos.
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My turn.
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I want a turn.
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Oh, baby.
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Maybe just watch one more, sweetie.
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Okay, Nana.
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Go on, Bingo.
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Pick a card.
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Oh, this is a good one.
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You ready?
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Yeah.
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Ready.
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Circle.
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Donut!
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No. The sun!
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Squirrel!
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Uh-uh.
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Chicken!
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No. A dancer!
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Close!
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But what do you think, Socks?
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Mm-hmm.
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Chicken!
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I know!
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Ballerina!
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Yeah!
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Hooray!
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Good luck, Louie!
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Hmm.
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Oh, never mind, Socks.
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It's my turn!
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Okay, Muffin, your turn.
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Are you sure you know how to do it?
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Yes, I know.
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Pick a card.
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Okay, now take a look.
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Now act it out.
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I don't want a frog card.
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I want the ballerina card.
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Oh, uh, well...
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Muffin, you have to do the one on the card.
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But I'd rather do the ballerina.
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Oh, okay.
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Muffin!
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I'm Muffin.
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Welcome to my unboxing video.
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Oh, Dad, I have to go to the toilet.
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Muffin?
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Hi, welcome to my unboxing video.
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Today we're going to open this dump truck.
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Dad, I don't want a dump truck.
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I want Cat Squad Kitty Island.
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Muffin, this is the one they sent us, okay?
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Just say the line.
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But I want Cat Squad Kitty Island!
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Okay, so I'll open this bit.
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It's stuck!
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Don't break it, Muffin!
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Come on!
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I told you!
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You've really done a number on this thing.
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This is the dub truck.
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Push the button.
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You push this button and it does this.
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Push it harder.
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It's not working!
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Push it properly.
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I am!
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You have to remember to put patties in it first.
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I put patties in it first.
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Oh, thanks.
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Oh, that's pretty cool.
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Maybe I should put some rocks in the back.
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No!
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It's full of hideous!
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Look at those!
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This is a dump truck.
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It is the worst toy ever.
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I hate it. Can I have it?
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No, it's mine!
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They want a supreme.
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Okay, one supreme thanks, pizza sisters.
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Our mum started this pizza shop.
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She worked really hard.
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So, we're trying to get a holiday.
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Wow, we're going to deliver pizzas fast now.
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Ah, stop!
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I'm just putting the pizza in.
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You can't bring mud in the new car.
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What?
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Why?
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Because it's very expensive.
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Oh, okay.
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Well, what do we do?
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We have to play something else.
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Aw.
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What else do you play in it?
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I usually just drive around.
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Okay, let's do that.
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Wipe your feet!
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Sorry.
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No mine in the car.
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We're ready, Muffin, but just don't drive too...
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Woo-hoo-hoo!
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Woo-hoo!
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Woo-hoo!
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Woo-hoo!
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Woo-hoo!
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Hey, hey, you're getting fingerprints all over it.
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Do you like a trick?
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Oh, I miss the old one.
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We brought the kids home from hospital in it, you know. That was fun.
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Can I have a turn?
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Okay.
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All right, here we go.
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What's going on?
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Oh, it's out of battery.
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Oh.
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We have to charge it.
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DAD!
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OK, battery's charging, kids.
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How long does it take to charge?
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This long.
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Oh.
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What should we play while we wait?
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I guess we can go back to Pizza Girls.
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Yeah!
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So there's one supreme pizza with extra pineapples.
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Yep, but no mushrooms, you hear me?
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Got it.
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You put mushrooms on it, I'm gonna...
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Okay, bye!
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Let's put mushrooms on it.
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Muppies!
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Sing a song for Grandad and we'll send it to him.
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Ready...go.
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Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
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All the kids and the kids and the kids and the horses couldn't put Humpty together again.
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Okay, one more.
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You ready?
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Go!
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Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.
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Humpty Dumpty had a right fall.
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All the king's horses and all the king's men couldn't put Humpty together like them.
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Why are you lost?
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OK, let's try Twinkle Twinkle.
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Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how I wonder what you are.
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Up above the world so high, like a diamond in the sky.
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Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how, how I wonder what you are.
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That's great!
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Hooray!
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Look, they got Mango!
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This is the happiest day ever of my life!
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Our fairy's here, Muffin.
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See you later, girls.
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Bye, Bluey.
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Bye, Bingo.
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Hey, kids, Uncle Stripe and Muffin are saying goodbye.
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Oh, bye, Muffin.
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Bye, Uncle Strawberry.
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See you, mate.
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Now, you have to finish that before we get on the ferry, Muffy.
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Ah!
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Right, do you know what you want?
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Yes, I'd like mango, please.
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Okay, one mango, please.
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And that's your big size.
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Extra small size, thanks.
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Aw, no fair.
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Highly fair.
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Louie, what about you?
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I can't decide.
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I want either mango like bingo or strawberry.
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Can I add two flavours?
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No. Aw, no fair.
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Very fair.
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Okay, I'll get a strawberry, please.
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In a cone.
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I can always have a lick of bingo.
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Let's have a look at Bingo's.
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Six dollars please.
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Thank you.
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What flavour are you getting, man?
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I'm not getting one.
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Gotta stay in shape.
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It's just coming up.
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It's taking a while.
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Ready?
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I'll go and give us a double chocolate and a cup extra large.
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Hooray!
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I've got a problem.
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Everyone happy?
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It's all nice, Dad.
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Yeah, it's chocolate.
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Bingo, can I have a lick of your mango?
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Here we go.
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Okay, but only if I can have a lick of yours.
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Sure.
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Ah, not a big lick.
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I wasn't going to take a big lick.
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You were.
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Your tongue was all the way out.
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No, it wasn't.
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It was.
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It was like this.
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Blah.
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No, it was only up this far.
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Blah.
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No, it was out this far.
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It wasn't.
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It was out this far.
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It has to be out this far.
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Okay.
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Okay, that's okay.
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Hang on.
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If I lick first, and you lick second, you could just take a bigger lick than me.
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Ah, bluey.
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Muffins!
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Hi, girls.
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Hi, Aunt Trixie.
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Muffles, make sure you give Socks a go drawing the silly stuff, okay?
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But I'm not finished.
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Muffins!
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Socks!
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Get off!
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Girls, I can't do this right now.
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I've got somewhere I need to be.
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No!
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I can handle it.
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Uh, are you sure?
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Yeah, I've got it covered.
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Kids, you better share that thing or I'm switching it off.
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What?!
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Whoa, okay, maybe not off, but...
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Look, I'll handle it.
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No, I can do it.
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You go do your thing.
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Well, okay, if you're sure.
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Right, I'm setting the timer on my phone.
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When it goes off, it's Sox's turn, okay, Muffy?
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Buh.
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I'll take that as a yes.
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I'll just draw some clouds.
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Ooh, nice clouds.
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Okay, Muffy, there's the timer.
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Socks' turn now.
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Yay!
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I have to finish my cowboy hat.
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Aw.
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No, you don't have to finish your cowboy hat.
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You have to give Socks a turn.
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But I want to finish my cowboy hat.
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Muffy.
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Muffin Healer, give your sister a turn now.
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But I want to do a cowboy hat!
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Just give her a turn, Muffin.
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No!
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Muffin Cupcake Healer.
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Cowboy hat!
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If you say cowboy hat one more time, you'll be in timeout.
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Cow...
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Boy...
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Hat!
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Okay, that's it.
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You're going to timeout.
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Oh boy.
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Bye, Muffin.
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Muffin, stop wriggling.
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There.
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Now you have a good think about it, young lady.
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No!
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I don't want to!
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I'm sorry girls, but Muffin was hogging so she can't do your facey call thing anymore.
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I can't push right.
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She needs to learn that other people have- What the- Muffin!
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Muffin!
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She's got my phone!
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Muffin, you get off my phone this instant!
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He's coming, Muffin!
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Muffin!
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Radical A will only make it worse!
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You will be...
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Muffin!
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Hi, Bowie!
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Hi, Bingo!
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Hi, Muffin!
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What are you playing?
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We're playing library!
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I'm the library lady.
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This is my desk.
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I've got a stamp and a computer.
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And this is the book do-to where you get your books out.
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And this is where you return those books.
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Oh, this is a sign to say no talking loud.
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And that's it.
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Oh, wait, these are the books.
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Wow. Can I play?
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Sure, let's get you a library card.
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Okay.
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I'll just take your picture.
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Look into this and smile.
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Excellent.
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Just waiting for it to be ready.
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There you go.
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I want a pink one.
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Library cards are orange.
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But I want a pink one.
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Okay, I'll do a pink one.
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Feel free to choose some books.
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Just remember to keep quiet.
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Okay.
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Ooh.
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Ah!
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Cat Squad is here!
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Cat Squad is here!
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Cat Squad!
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Muffins!
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Oh, fear not!
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We are here for your perfection!
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Muffins!
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You can't ride the Cat Squad bike in the library!
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Yes, I can!
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Muffins, put it up!
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Hi!
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I'm sorry, library customer.
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Here's your library card, Muffins.
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Ooh, pink!
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Yes, it's pink.
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Now, you can borrow any books you want you want.
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I want Papa Fon.
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No, you're trying to Muffet.
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But, you know.
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Dad.
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Yes, Muffy?
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Bluey isn't letting me play library.
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Oh.
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Bluey.
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Yes, Mum.
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Can you include Muffet in your game, please?
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We are, but she's not playing properly.
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Well, everyone has their own way playing bluey just let muffin play how she wants okay honey okay
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get in bobo we'll check a flat first what's bobo it's
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the name of our car there's no room for me oh
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no bobo's full you'll have to stay here oh what this is the worst day of all my life Bluey, you'll have to sit in the front seat.
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What?
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The front seat?
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Really?
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Is that allowed?
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Queensland road rules say that if all the seats are taken, a child, all of them four can sit in the front seat.
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Yep, it's allowed.
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Come on, get in.
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This is the best day of all my life.
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Well, but someone's having fun.
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Whoo!
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No, Frisky's not here, Chilly.
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Sorry.
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No worries, Cookie.
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If she turns up, ring me straight away. Will do.
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Good luck.
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Risky's not at her flat.
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Where where the could she be?
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I don't know.
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What's it like in the front seat, Louie?
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It's great.
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I've got a draw.
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Ooh!
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What's in it?
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Ooh, it's a book about Bomo.
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Ooh!
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The front seat is the best thing ever.
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Police!
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Oh, I hate this.
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Queensland law states that a child about four years old old can ride in the front seat
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if all the other seats are taken.
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Well there you go.
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I probably should have known that.
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Yeah I had to look it up.
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Are you over four years old?
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Yes.
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And you're all good?
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Sorry for the mix up.
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Thanks Mr. Policeman.
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I wouldn't normally do it but this is an emergency.
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We're trying to find Aunt Frisky.
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She's run away from her marriage.
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Okay girls the policeman doesn't need to hear this.
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Aunt Frisky you say?
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English Cocker Spaniel?
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Blue car?
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Likes to drive fast?
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Yes?
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Yeah, I gave her a speeding ticket about ten minutes ago.
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What? Where?
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Smith Street, near the juice shop.
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That's Frisky's favourite juice shop.
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Frisky's getting us juice!
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Time, Bubble!
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And you got the ball!
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It was a little cranky!
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Muppies!
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