Rose is Rose by Don Wimmer and Pat Brady for August 20, 2011
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Transcript:
Pasquale: Look! The lightning bugs turn on...and off...and on...and off! Mimi: Kan dey doo enee uhthur trikz? Pasquale: Sorry, Mimi...on and off is their only trick!
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