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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 2: show notes. Enough about that, let's get too Today's super

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Speaker 2: Live Ay Lewis story.

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Speaker 1: Hey friends, this is part two of the Too Much

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Speaker 1: Technology Story. If you haven't listened to part one, head

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Speaker 1: over there, listen to that one and join us back here.

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Speaker 1: This story you're about to enjoy was inspired by Maddie.

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Speaker 1: Thank you so much for your amazing idea. At least

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Speaker 1: their guest day is almost over, said Levi and Ivy's mom.

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Speaker 1: They'll be back to normal tomorrow, right. Oh sure, said

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Speaker 1: Leevin and Ivy's dad, but honestly he didn't quite believe

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Speaker 1: what he was saying. They would have to just wait

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Speaker 1: and see. As the night went on, they looked out

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Speaker 1: laptop light go out at midnight, and just hope that

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Speaker 1: have fun. As Levin and Ivy's parents waited for their

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Speaker 1: kids in the kitchen the next morning, they noticed that

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Speaker 1: and come inside for breakfast. When they stepped out onto

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Speaker 1: same sounds they had heard last night.

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Speaker 2: They're playing video games.

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Speaker 1: Again, said Levin and Ivy's mom. This has to stop.

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Speaker 1: She ran over to the treehouse climbed up the ladder

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Speaker 2: Come on, we're almost done with that level, said Levi.

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Speaker 1: Well it's not yesterday anymore, and your dad and I

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Speaker 1: don't want you playing any more video games today, said

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Speaker 1: Leevin and Ivy's mom. And we don't want you watching

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Speaker 2: Out of their dads.

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Speaker 1: Stepping out onto the back deck, Levi and Ivy did

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Speaker 1: and then they'll be fine, said Levin and Ivy's dad,

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Speaker 1: But that was not the case. The rest of the

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Speaker 1: week went by and Levi and Ivy did everything they

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Speaker 1: got to stop, said Levin Ivy's mom. We have to

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Speaker 1: We never had the chance to watch TV, use our time,

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Speaker 1: it would be fun to try, said Levi, and we

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Speaker 2: But don't you miss.

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Speaker 1: Playing in your treehouse, painting, riding your bikes, taking hikes,

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Speaker 1: we have time to do all of that tomorrow, said Levi.

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Speaker 2: You had time to.

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Speaker 1: Do it all last week too, but all you chose

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Speaker 1: And you were not allowed to be on a screen

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Speaker 1: As they wrote down the sidewalk, Levi asked Ivy if

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Speaker 1: right before our yesterday started. I know it does feel

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Speaker 1: Maybe mom and dad will be so proud of us

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Speaker 2: Maybe, said Levi.

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Speaker 1: As they rode into the playground, they noticed that there

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Speaker 1: but that day they just fell bored. They wandered around

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Speaker 2: They just didn't feel like themselves, and they didn't like it.

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Speaker 1: Why aren't we having fun, asked Levi. I'm not sure,

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Speaker 1: And take a rest over there, said Lee, by walking

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Speaker 1: They sat in the shade of the tree in silence

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Speaker 1: and didn't like the way that felt. We usually have

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Speaker 1: so many things to talk about, said Ivy, like making

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Speaker 1: Lately, I just haven't been interested in anything else except screens,

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Speaker 1: said Levi. So I'm definitely lacking in ideas right now

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Speaker 1: They whipped their heads around at the same time, thinking

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Speaker 1: because she smiled and introduced herself in the sweetest voice. Hi,

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Speaker 1: Levi and Ivey, said the little bunny. My name is Dede,

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Speaker 1: and I know this is going to sound weird, but

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Speaker 1: I was sent here from a magical force where I

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Speaker 1: good to meet you, said Levi. But how do you

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Speaker 2: Oh?

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Speaker 1: I know lots about you, said Dede with a smile. Wow,

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Speaker 1: it's so cool to meet a bunny from a magical forest,

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Speaker 1: said Ivy. It's like the one level in the video

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Speaker 1: game where we played the other day. At your friend's house.

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Speaker 2: Levi.

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Speaker 1: Oh yeah, that magical land was so amazing looking, said Levi.

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Speaker 1: I wish we could play that.

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Speaker 2: Game right now.

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Speaker 1: And that's the problem I'm talking about, said Dede with

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Speaker 2: You don't need screens all the time.

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Speaker 1: Sometimes the most amazing adventures are right there in front

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Speaker 1: She was, after all, a talking bunny from a magical forest.

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Speaker 1: But they couldn't imagine why she was there to help them.

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Speaker 1: They felt perfectly fine, except for the fact that they

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Speaker 2: Levi and I.

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Speaker 1: You were just too close to notice it themselves. Good

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Speaker 2: Just follow me. I'll help you see what the problem

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Speaker 1: To fix it, said Dede as she hopped toward a

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Speaker 1: themselves in a beautiful, magical forest. Once they got there,

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Speaker 1: definitely going to help. She just had to make sure

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Speaker 2: Can we go on a hike or play in the

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Speaker 1: Using some of your magic to play together, asked Levi. Yes,

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Speaker 1: all of that would be amazing, added Ivy. We could

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Speaker 1: also play some video games or watch your favorite TV show.

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Speaker 2: Said Dede.

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Speaker 1: Seeing what her friends would say, and while Levi and

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Speaker 1: Dede liked what she was hearing and led her friends

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Speaker 1: covered with flowers. As they reached the top, they could

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Speaker 1: see a bright rainbow stretched out across the sky. That's

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Speaker 1: our treehouse a few weeks ago after that big rainstorm,

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Speaker 1: said Levi. Oh yeah, the storm where we hopped in

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Speaker 2: Is a rained, said Ivy. That was so much fun.

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Speaker 1: You stayed outside during a rain storm, asked Dede. That

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Speaker 2: No way, playing outside in the rain is magical, said Ivy.

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Speaker 1: It's so much fun. That's great to hear, said Dede.

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Speaker 1: And this hilltop reminds me of the one where we

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Speaker 1: had that picnic with mom and dad. Remember we picked

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Speaker 1: that big bouquet of flowers for mom, asked Levi. Ivy

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Speaker 1: That's a blue jay, and that's a robin, said Ivy.

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Speaker 1: I learned that on a show we watched the other day. Oh,

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Speaker 1: that's really cool, said Dedy. So you can see how

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Speaker 1: because it's stuff we never do, said Levi. It was fun,

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Speaker 1: I think we'd get it now, said Levi. That's why

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Speaker 1: Said it better myself, said Dede with a smile. A

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Speaker 1: Because I'm pretty sure I see your parents heading this

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Speaker 2: And dad? Asked Levi. We could play backyard flashlight tag

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Speaker 1: And look for constellations and tell stories, Ivy said, and

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