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Speaker 1: Welcome in everyone to Lively Lewis Stories. That's right, we're

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Speaker 1: back with even more awesome adventures with Levi and Ivy.

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Speaker 1: show notes. Enough about that, let's get too today's super

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Speaker 1: Live Ay Lewis story. Mom, have you seen my cheeseburger poppet?

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Speaker 1: Asked Levias he searched through his playroom. I don't think

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Speaker 1: I've seen that one, but I have seen your soccer

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Speaker 1: ball poppet, your race car poppet, your spaceship poppet, and

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Speaker 1: your smiley face poppet. Well any of those do, answered

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Speaker 1: Levi's mom. Nope, I really just need the cheeseburger one.

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Speaker 1: It makes the best pop sound, replied Levi as he

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Speaker 1: continued his search. Maybe you should check with Ivy, suggested

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Speaker 1: his mom. So that's exactly what he did, and as

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Speaker 1: soon as he walked into Ivy's room, he found what

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Speaker 1: he was looking for. Sitting on top of all of

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Speaker 1: her other fidgets. In an overflowing toy box filled with

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Speaker 1: every type of fidget you could ever imagine, sat Levi's

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Speaker 1: cheeseburger poppet. It was pretty obvious that both Levi and

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Speaker 1: Ivy were huge fans of fidgets. Levi grabbed his cheeseburger

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Speaker 1: and popped in its little circles in and out a

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Speaker 1: few times, giving a sigh of relief that he had

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Speaker 1: please don't take my fidgets without asking, said Levi. Sorry,

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Speaker 1: I didn't even think you'd notice it was gone because

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Speaker 1: you have so many poppets, not to mention every other

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Speaker 1: fidget toy ever made, said Ivy as she played on

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Speaker 1: her floor with a squishy unicorn fidget, and she was right.

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Speaker 1: Levi's fidget collection was probably even bigger than hers. He

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Speaker 1: had stress balls, infinity cubes, stretching noodles, putty fidget rings,

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Speaker 1: fidget spinners, and the list went on and on. Ivy

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Speaker 1: had her own giant collection too, and with both of

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Speaker 1: them's collecting fidgets all the time. The house was getting

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Speaker 1: a little overrun with the shiny toys. Squishy fidgets filled

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Speaker 1: with gooey gel and colorful beads would be found in

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Speaker 1: every room. Poppet shaped like anything you could imagine, were

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Speaker 1: always lying around on the floor, and under the cushions

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Speaker 1: were so many little handheld toys that clicked, clacked, and

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Speaker 1: spun you could hardly sit down. While fidgets were a

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Speaker 1: Levin Ivy's parents were getting a little worried that the

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Speaker 1: the collection of fidgets and it started to be the

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Speaker 1: could be found sitting in their playroom, bedroom, or even

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Speaker 1: when their parents would try and talk to them, they

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Speaker 1: With Halloween just around the corner, Levi and Ivy's parents

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Speaker 1: other than fidgets, said Levi and Ivy's mom to their dad.

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Speaker 1: I know, he replied. Sometimes I'll be talking to them

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Speaker 1: and I don't even know that they have a fidget

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Speaker 1: like they're turning into little fidget zombies, laughed Levine Ivy's mom,

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Speaker 1: But with this thunderstorm rolling, it looks like you'll be

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Speaker 1: and they looked totally different. Their skin was a dullish

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Speaker 1: Their hands and fingers moved quickly as they continued to squish, stretch,

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Speaker 1: my family, said Levi and Ivy's mom, sounding a little

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Speaker 1: They're fidget zombies with magical powers. Fantastic, said Levi and

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Speaker 1: Ivy's mom with a sigh. Call it a hunch, but

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Speaker 1: I think this big storm right near Halloween has something

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Speaker 1: Just when she thought she had run out of ideas,

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Speaker 1: who wants some yummy candy? She called out. Levi and

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Speaker 1: One by one, she heard each of their little zombies

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Speaker 1: can you even hear us? Asked Levi, sounding just like

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Speaker 1: No way, I'm not turning into a fidget zombie, exclaimed

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Speaker 1: said Levi. You know that there's no such thing as

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Speaker 1: said Levi and Ivy's mom. I think you both know

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Speaker 1: little sleepy, he stumbled toward them and asked about fidgets,

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Speaker 1: to them earlier in the day. Ah, fidget zomy, Yeah,

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Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy, laughing as they playfully ran outside. There's

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Speaker 1: no such thing as a fidget zombie, right, Levi and

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Speaker 1: Ivy's dad asked his wife, looking a little confused. That's

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Speaker 1: when she just shrugged her shoulders and walked outside. Thanks

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Speaker 1: for joining us today. We hope you enjoyed the story

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Speaker 1: and learned a little something too. And since we know

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Speaker 1: everyone has their own story, we'd love to hear yours.

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Speaker 1: If you have an idea for a Lively Lowis story,

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Speaker 1: five stars, your idea, and your little one's name. Then

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Speaker 1: maybe our next to thank you will be with you

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Speaker 1: until our next storytime hangout dank fer miss I mean,

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Speaker 1: we can't wait to share another fun, Lively Lewis story

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