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Speaker 1: Welcome to Lively Lewis Stories. Buckle up because you're about

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Speaker 1: to join Levi and Ivy on an adventure. All you

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Speaker 1: below in our show notes. Now, let's dive into today's story. Hey, friends,

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Speaker 1: I have a special guest with me today. And who

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Speaker 1: is a special guest? Levi? That's all right, Levi is

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Speaker 1: gonna help me with this story. So shall we dive in? Yeah, Ivy,

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Speaker 1: do you every flashlight? Called out Levi as he searched

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Speaker 1: under his bed frantically. We have to leave soon, and

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Speaker 1: I can't go camping without my favorite flashlight, sorry, Levi,

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Speaker 1: Ivy called back, I haven't seen it, hey, Levi. If

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Speaker 1: you were to guess, where would the flashlight be hiding?

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Speaker 2: Maybe in the playroom.

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Speaker 3: Ooh, probably in the playroom. Should we find out?

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Speaker 2: Yeah?

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Speaker 1: Okay, kids, are you ready to get in the car?

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Speaker 1: Shouted Levi and Ivy's mom from the bottom of the stairs.

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Speaker 1: We need to leave in the next ten minutes if

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Speaker 1: we're going to make it to the campsite before all

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Speaker 1: the good spots are filled. Yeah, we need to make

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Speaker 1: sure we're right by the lake this year, added their dad.

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Speaker 1: I'm not doing another year next to the camp dumpsters. Yuck.

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Speaker 3: Do you want to go camping next to some trash cans?

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Speaker 2: No.

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Speaker 1: As Levi continued to look through his room for the flashlight,

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Speaker 1: Ivy walked in. Levi, you're gonna make us all late.

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Speaker 3: Said Ivy in a huff.

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Speaker 1: Dad is not gonna be happy if we have to

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Speaker 1: set up camp right next to the recycling bins again.

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Speaker 1: All those clanging bottles and rattling cans every night, not

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Speaker 1: to mention the raccoons. I felt like we were sharing

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Speaker 1: our campsite with some of them. I get it, Ivy,

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Speaker 1: but I need my flashlight, stress Levi. I mean, it's

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Speaker 1: so much more than just a flashlight. It has a radio,

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Speaker 1: a mini TV, a solar fan attachment, a little pop

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Speaker 1: I need all of those things. How will I survive

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Speaker 1: without my flashlight?

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Speaker 3: That's a really cool flashlight.

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Speaker 1: Do you want a flashlight like that? Yeah?

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Speaker 3: Me too.

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Speaker 1: Ivy rolled her eyes, thinking Levi was being a little

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Speaker 1: and he asked where her brother was. Levi, buddy, we

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Speaker 1: have got to get going, urged Levi's dad. I know

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Speaker 1: no dumpster campsite this year, but I can't find my flashlight,

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Speaker 1: said Levi wildly, looking through his closet for the third time.

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Speaker 1: There's no way I can camp without it, Levi. I

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Speaker 1: really don't think you're giving yourself enough credit, began his dad.

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Speaker 1: I know you can make it through a week of

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Speaker 1: exclaimed Levi. It also has a radio, a mini TV,

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Speaker 2: That's a lot of things.

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Speaker 1: Is a lot of things to get Levi's dad stopped

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Speaker 1: Trying to be encouraging, he told Levi they were leaving

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Speaker 1: with his flashlight. Levi looked very skeptical, but after looking

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Speaker 1: Looking a little less than thrilled to not have his

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Speaker 3: Need to bring stuff to make smores?

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Speaker 2: Yes?

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Speaker 1: Totally?

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Speaker 3: What's your favorite part of this morn?

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Speaker 1: The chocolate marshmallow? Did we just invent something chocolate marshmallow.

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Speaker 2: Wait, I know what's better than actually tell me what

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Speaker 1: And then that would be the messiest, most delicious treat ever. Yes, epic,

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Speaker 3: Should we keep reading to find out what's going to happen?

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Speaker 1: Levi halfheartedly agreed with his dad and jumped into the

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Speaker 1: knowing exactly what that big smile meant. Campsite number ninety

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Speaker 1: seven is all ours, proclaimed Levi and Ivy's dad with excitement.

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Speaker 1: Right near the lake and as far away from those noisy,

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Speaker 1: Oh, that's a good question. You know what it sounds like.

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Speaker 1: It sounds like we're gonna be tent camping, not in

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Speaker 3: No, it's hard.

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Speaker 1: Are you laughing at me? Are you laughing at me?

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Speaker 1: Sure would be nice if we had some music to

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Speaker 1: listen to, said Levi. Some music played on my super

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Speaker 1: awesome flashlight. Levi, you're not gonna talk about that flashlight

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Speaker 1: the whole trip, are you? Asked Ivy, sounding a bit annoyed.

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Speaker 1: Camping is always so much fun. I don't want you

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Speaker 1: went back to setting up their tent. Ding ding ding

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Speaker 1: it it's a tent. Eh boo boop, t tent tent,

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Speaker 1: a minute went by that Levi didn't remind Ivy, his mom,

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Speaker 1: do you know the score of the baseball game? Asked Levi.

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Speaker 1: But before he could answer, Levi kept talking. Oh, that's right,

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Speaker 1: we don't have a cool radio or TV attached to

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Speaker 1: Levi's mom and dad smirked at each other before Levi's

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Speaker 1: dad came up with a little plan to hopefully distract

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Speaker 1: Levi from his flashlight. Speaking of games, I think it's

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Speaker 1: time that we talk about our family camp Olympics, said

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Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy's dad with a big smile on his face.

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Speaker 1: That's right, we need to make teams and pick the contests,

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Speaker 1: added Levi and Ivy's mom. How about we do kids first, parents,

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Speaker 1: suggested Ivy nudge and Levi with her elbow, but he

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Speaker 1: wasn't paying attention. Huh what sure, Yeah, I guess, Uh sure,

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Speaker 1: as he drew in the dirt with the stick. Now, Levi,

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Speaker 1: you have to snap out of this bad mood, said

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Speaker 1: Levi's dad. I know you feel like you need your flashlight,

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Speaker 1: but you don't. Everything you need to have a good

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Speaker 1: time on this camping trip is already right here. It's true,

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Speaker 1: echoed Levi's mom, your family, the beauty of nature, and

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Speaker 1: my special cheesy chili hot dogs.

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Speaker 1: And an umbrella. Yeah, I mean, but imagine if it

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Speaker 1: enjoying his camping trip. I understand, mom and dad, Levi began.

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Speaker 1: I just feel like it would be easier and more

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Speaker 1: grabbed a cheesy chili hot dog and sat down next

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Speaker 1: He decided to tell a story that Levi needed to

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Speaker 1: hear a story about resilience, perseverance, and determination, a story

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Speaker 1: set in the nineteen thirties when Levi and Ivy's great

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Speaker 1: grandparents made the long, difficult trek from the Midwest to

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Speaker 1: California during one of the biggest environmental disasters of that century.

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Speaker 2: The dust Bowl.

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Speaker 1: That's right, the dust Bowl. I know you keep saying

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Speaker 1: that you need your flashlight, Levi, but there are a

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Speaker 1: few things that we need more like determination and a

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Speaker 3: His dad began.

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Speaker 1: Your great great grandparents, for example, would have definitely wanted

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Speaker 1: traveled nearly fifteen hundred miles to make a new life

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Speaker 1: might be wondering, what do you think, Hm, Maybe they

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Speaker 1: were looking for a better life because the area they

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Speaker 3: Do you know what drought means? No rain?

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Speaker 1: So they had no water, which made it impossible to

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Speaker 1: And this went on for almost a decade. Do you

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Speaker 1: know how long a decade is? Ten years? Wow, Ivey said,

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Speaker 1: listening closely, that sounds really tough. Tougher than not having

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Speaker 1: your favorite flashlight on a camping trip, Levi's mom asked

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Speaker 1: out loud, looking at her son. Definitely, replied Levi, listening

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Speaker 1: closely to the story as well. Your great great grandparents

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Speaker 1: relied on each other. They encourage each other and stayed

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Speaker 1: positive as they traveled into the unknown with nothing more

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Speaker 1: than the clothes they had on their backs and a

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Speaker 1: few things from.

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Speaker 3: Home, said Levi's dad.

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Speaker 1: And they were able to do that because they knew

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Speaker 1: As long as they had each other, they didn't need

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Speaker 1: anything else. Levi knew exactly the point his dad was

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Speaker 1: foolish about the way he'd been acting. It is. It's

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Speaker 1: certainly okay for you to be upset that you couldn't

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Speaker 1: bring your favorite flashlight along, Levi, but not so upset

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Speaker 1: that you lose sight of what this camping trip is

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Speaker 1: all about, said Levi's dad. That's right, added his mom.

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Speaker 1: It's about being together and making fun memories, taking the

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Speaker 3: Each other, said Levi's mom.

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Speaker 1: Levi's sad by the fire for a minute, just taking

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Speaker 1: How about we plan our family camp Olympics.

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Speaker 3: Levi suggested.

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Speaker 1: That sounds like a great idea to me, said Levi's dad,

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Speaker 1: what kind of pie?

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Speaker 2: Strawberry pie? Ooh, I mean blueberry pie?

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Speaker 3: What if it was strawberry blueberry pie?

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Speaker 2: Strawberry blueberry pie.

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Speaker 3: That's the one sprinkles? What now, that's just crazy.

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Speaker 2: And what cream? What?

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Speaker 1: No way?

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Speaker 2: And chocolate syrup?

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Speaker 1: Absolutely?

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Speaker 3: And syrup what black pancakes syrup? Yeah, this is sounding

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Speaker 1: I like it.

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Speaker 2: And strawberries on the top of the That sounds so good.

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Speaker 2: Wall actually a cake and then a sirtle bowl and

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Speaker 3: I like this idea.

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Speaker 1: Mom suggested an egg and spoon race, Dad suggested tugawar,

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Speaker 1: got right to the games, Levi and Ivy against their

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Speaker 1: mom and dad. The day was going great. Everyone was laughing,

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Speaker 1: As they got down to the last competition, the egg

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Speaker 3: What do you think she found your flashlight?

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Speaker 2: Oh?

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Speaker 1: Oh, my gosh, she exclaimed as she ran back to

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Speaker 1: What's the matter, asked Levi and Ivy's dad. What's that

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Speaker 1: Levi grabbed the flashlight from his mom and quickly turned

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Speaker 1: but I wish she weren't, said Levi's dad as he

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Speaker 1: Where are you going, dad, shouted Levi with a big smile.

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Speaker 3: We still have to do.

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Speaker 1: The egg and Spoon race. Oh, I didn't know you

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Speaker 1: have your flashlight, said Levi's dad. Levi looked at the

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Speaker 1: Levi said, looking at his parents and Ivy. I already

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Speaker 1: right here, Levi. His dad couldn't have smiled any bigger.

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Speaker 1: Levi's mom took the flashlight, put it in the trunk,

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Speaker 1: and returned to finish the Family Camp Olympics, which is

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Speaker 1: Levi and Ivy one with a very close finish in

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Speaker 1: the egg and Spoon race.

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Speaker 3: Well done, Levi, you're finding mom, You're funny.

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Speaker 1: Levin that camping trip, Levi learned a lesson he would

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Speaker 1: never forget. The truly important things in life aren't the

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Speaker 3: So Levi, did you like that story?

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Speaker 2: Yeah?

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Speaker 3: Does it make you want to go camping? Yeah, me too.

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Speaker 3: We gotta go, guys, because we need to go camping.

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Speaker 2: We're going to go camping. Bye bye bye, sou.

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Speaker 1: Did you learn a lesson from this story? He felt?

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Speaker 2: What was it? And?

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Speaker 1: Parents, do your kids have a story idea? Leave a

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Speaker 1: the idea, and your kid's name for a chance to

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Speaker 1: join Levi and Ivy on their next adventure. Until next time,

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Speaker 1: Thanks for listening. Come back for more