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KENDRA: |
Come with me, Martin. Meet my aunt. |
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MARTIN: |
Excuse me, Karen. |
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KAREN: |
Goodbye. |
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KENDRA: |
This is my aunt. Aunt Geraldine. |
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GERALD: |
Is
he a Kessler? |
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KENDRA: |
No,
he isn't. |
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MARTIN: |
I'm
Martin Learner. |
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GERALD: |
Hello. |
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KENDRA: |
He's a reporter. |
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GERALD: |
I'm
happy to meet you. |
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MARTIN: |
Thank
you. Do you have a family? |
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GERALD: |
Of
course. I have Kendra. I'm her aunt. And Karen. Karen is Kendra's
sister. |
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MARTIN: |
We've met. I've met your brother too. |
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GERALD: |
You've met Chuck? Have you met his wife? |
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MARTIN: |
Yes, I have. |
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GERALD: |
I
have a sister too. |
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MARTIN: |
Is
she here? |
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GERALD: |
Yes. |
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MARTIN: |
Is
your husband here? |
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GERALD: |
Yes. |
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MARTIN: |
Is
your sister married? |
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GERALD: |
Yes. |
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MARTIN: |
Is
her husband here? |
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GERALD: |
No,
he isn't. He's working. |
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MARTIN: |
What do you do? |
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GERALD: |
My
husband and I have a small business. |
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KENDRA: |
This is my aunt. Aunt Maxine. |
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MARTIN: |
Hello. How are you? |
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MAXINE: |
Fine thanks. How are you? |
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MARTIN: |
Fine thanks. |
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MAXINE: |
Kendra, where is your mother? |
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KENDRA: |
I
don't know. |
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MAXINE: |
Is
she with your father? |
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KENDRA: |
I
don't know. |
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MAXINE: |
Please go look for her. |
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KENDRA: |
Excuse me, Martin. |
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MAXINE: |
Is
your family here? |
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MARTIN: |
No,
they aren't. They're in Baltimore. |
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MAXINE: |
Oh,
is your home in Baltimore? |
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MARTIN: |
Yes, it is. |
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MAXINE: |
I
have an uncle in Baltimore. |
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KAREN: |
Martin, is your wife here? |
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MARTIN: |
No,
she isn't. She's in Baltimore. Our home is in Baltimore. |
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KAREN: |
Do
you have any children? |
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MARTIN: |
Yes, I do. I have one boy and one girl. |
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KAREN: |
How
old is the boy? |
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MARTIN: |
He's seventeen years old. My daughter is fourteen years old. |
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KAREN: |
Do
you live in a house? |
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MARTIN: |
No,
we don't. We live in an apartment. Where do you live? |
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KAREN: |
I
live with my mother and father. |
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MARTIN: |
Where is Kendra's home? |
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KAREN: |
It's in town. She lives in an apartment. |
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MARTIN: |
May
I ask some more questions about your family? |
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KAREN: |
Yes. |
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MARTIN: |
I
met two aunts. They are your father's sisters? |
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KAREN: |
That's right. |
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MARTIN: |
Do
you have uncles? |
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KAREN: |
I
have only one uncle. |
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MARTIN: |
And
I met your grandparents. They are your father's parents. |
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KAREN: |
That's right. |
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MARTIN: |
Do
you have more grandparents? |
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KAREN: |
Yes, I do. My mother's parents are living too. |
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MARTIN: |
Where do they live? |
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KAREN: |
They live in Florida now. They lived here. Grandfather was a farmer.
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MARTIN: |
What do you do? Are you a farmer? |
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KAREN: |
No,
I'm not. I work in town. I'm a secretary. |
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