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Speaker 1: little bear, Papa Bear said, with a laugh. I have

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Speaker 1: I heard from Bobby's mom that you guys had a

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Speaker 1: short race today. Yeah, it was pretty fun, Papa. I

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Speaker 1: glad you like them, little Bear. So what else happened today? Well,

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Speaker 1: And what time is that? Little bear, replied Papa Bear

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Speaker 1: Bernie said, with a great big yawn. Did you do

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Speaker 1: Bixi provided Kaikai with a delicious lunch. Bixie knew Kai

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Speaker 1: Kai said, as his stomach started to grumble like thunder,

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Speaker 1: Sounds great, Booboo said, I've missed our flying sessions, and

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Speaker 1: With that, Papa Bear kissed Bernice on the forehead, adjusted

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