1959MINORITIES/ADOLESCENCE
ANIMATION SEQUENCE BY FRITZ FRELING. TECHNICOLOR. ENLIVENED WITH THE FRAMEWORK OF A PLOT TO DESTROY THE ALPHABET, THE SCIENCE OF LINGUISTICS, AS WELL AS ITS INTERRELATIONS WITH PHYSICS (DEVICES USED IN "SEEING" SOUND), ANTHROPOLOGY (THE MORE THAN 5,000 WORLD LANGUAGES), PHYSIOLOGY (THE PRODUCTION OF SPEECH SOUNDS), AND PSYCHOLOGY (LANGUAGE AS EXPRESSION) ARE PRESENTED. UTILIZES ANIMATION AND LIVE ACTION. PRODUCED BY JACK WARNER. PEABODY AWARD-WINNING PROFESSOR DR. FRANK BAXTER TAKES A YOUNG GIRL (ALICE IN WONDERLAND) ON A MAGICAL JOURNEY THROUGH THE WORLD OF LINGUISTICS. THERE THEY ENCOUNTER THE MAD HATTER (HANS CONRIED "FRACTURED FLICKERS), AND HIS SIDEKICK, JABBERWOCK, WHO ARE PLOTTING TO ELIMINATE THE ALPHABET. TO CONVINCE THEM HOW IMPORTANT LANGUAGE IS, DR. BAXTER EXPLAINS, BY EXAMPLE, HOW ANIMALS COMMUNICATE, WHY PEOPLE SPEAK DIFFERENTLY, HOW SOUNDS ARE MADE, AND OTHER FASCINATING FACTS.
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PRE-TEEN GIRL SITS IN STUDY. LEATHER BOUND BOOKS.
WORLD GLOBE. GIRL DOING HOMEWORK. FRUSTRATED AT THE RULES OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. SLAMS BOOK CLOSED, PUTS HER HEAD ON THE DESK |
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FILM GOES BLURRY DREAMLIKE
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ANIMATED ROOM. GIRL WAKES UP FROM DREAM SHRUNKEN TINY LITTLE GIRL CLIMBS UP ON DESK INTO HUGE BOOK
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ANIMATED SEQUENCE LETTERS COME ALIVE. FASCINATED LITTLE GIRL FOLLOWS DANCING LETTERS
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"THE MAD HATTER" SLIPS OUT FROM INSIDE ALICE IN WONDERLAND BOOK, INTRODUCES HIMSELF TO THE LITTLE GIRL. HIS SIDEKICK JABBERWOCK JOINS THEM SAYS THEY ARE GOING TO DO AWAY WITH THE ALPHABET.
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LITTLE GIRL DANCES WITH LETTERS.
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PROFESSOR BAXTER, PROFESSOR OF LINGUISTICS JOINS THEM. DR. BAXTER EXPLAINS THE IMPORTANCE OF LANGUAGE, WRITING.
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ANIMATED SEQUENCE HOW SPEECH GREW THROUGH HISTORY. USING A TREE WITH BRANCHES TO ILLUSTRATE
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ANIMATED SEQUENCE SHOWING HOW THE ROMANCE LANGUAGES GREW FROM LATIN. LITTLE ANIMATED BOYS SAY FATHER IN DIFFERENT ROMANCE LANGUAGES,
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BABY SEQUENCE. CUTE LITTLE CHUBBY BABY IN WALKER CIRCA 1959. BABY IN CRIB. BABY SUCKS ON CHEW TOY BABY RATTLE. TWIN BABIES IN DOUBLE STROLLER.
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BABY BORN IN HOSPITAL. DOCTOR HOLDS BABY UPSIDE DOWN
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MOTHER AND BABY IN SWIMMING POOL.
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CRAWLING BABY SEQUENCE. BABY TRIES TO REACH HORSE TOY. BABY CRAWLS AROUND SWIMMING POOL. YEAR OLD BABIES. HUGE CHUBBY CHEEKED ORIENTAL BABY
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CU LITTLE GIRL KISSES GRANDMOTHER ON THE CHEEK
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THREE YOUNG KIDS SIT ON STOOP, GIRL KISSES FRIEND ON THE CHEEK, LITTLE BOY GIVES GIRL FLOWER
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PRE-TEEN GIRL SHRIEKING GIGGLING ON THE TELEPHONE "IT'S DADDY!" HOLDS PHONE UP TO BIGGER BROTHER'S EAR.
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MAD HATTER WANTS TO GET ON WITH ELIMINATION OF THE ALPHABET. DR. BAXTER TELLS THEM HOW IMPORTANT SOUNDS ARE TO LANGUAGE
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| 00:12:28 696 |
DRAWING OF VON KEMPELEN'S PHONETICS MACHINE.
PRODUCES SPEECH SOUNDS |
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ANIMATED PROFESSOR VON KEMPELEN EXPLAINS HOW THE HUMAN SPEECH MECHANISM WORKS. PULLS SHADES DOWN WITH LUNGS, VOCAL CORDS, MOUTH, PALATE, NASAL CAVITIES ON THEM.
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GOULD FOUNDATION VOICE RESEARCH LABORATORY, AT NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY. CU MAGNIFIED VOCAL CORDS. FLAPPING APART & COMING TOGETHER AGAIN HIGH SPEED PHOTOGRAPHY.
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DR. BAXTER DESCRIBES HOW SOUND IS PUT INTO MEANINGFUL WORDS.
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ANIMATED PROFESSOR VON KEMPELEN PRODUCING SOUNDS VOWELS, CONSONANTS. DEMONSTRATES HIS PHONETICS MACHINE, PRODUCES SPEECH SOUNDS THE A MACHINE
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X-RAY OF HUMAN HEAD ILLUSTRATION HUMAN SPEECH IN ACTION.
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DR. BAXTER EXPLAINS PHONEMES, THE BASIC SOUND OF SPEECH TO LITTLE GIRL
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MAD HATTER AND JABBERWOCK TRY TO CONVINCE DR.
BAXTER THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO COMMUNICATE WITHOUT WORDS THROUGH A DEMONSTRATION. "ONE, TWO, BUCKLE MY SHOE..". NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION |
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CU HUGE PENCIL MAKES AN X OVER WORDS ON NOTE PAD
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JABBERWOCK TURNS CRANKS ON FILM REEL. FILM OF CANARY ISLANDS ON PROJECTOR SCREEN
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CANARY ISLANDS, LA GOMERA. MEN COMMUNICATE FROM OPPOSITE SIDES OF DEEP GORGES BY TELEPHONIC SPEECH, WHISTLING. CONSONANTS AND VOWELS ARE REPRESENTED BY DIFFERENCES IN PITCH. CU MAN WHISTLES A MESSAGE TO HIS FRIEND, FRIEND RESPONDS BY WHISTLING. CANARY ISLAND WHISTLING LANGUAGE
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AFRICAN JUNGLE TRIBE USING DRUM LANGUAGE BASED ON THE SYLLABLES OF WORDS. DRUM LANGUAGE OF THE CONGO. CU MEN PLAYING DRUMS. VILLAGERS ARRIVE,
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NORTH AMERICAN INDIAN RIDES HIS HORSE.
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CU NATIVE AMERICAN INDIANS COMMUNICATES WITH HIS HANDS AMERICAN INDIAN SIGN LANGUAGE
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NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN VILLAGE CIRCA 1959 TEEPEES
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SIOUX STORY TELLER USING INDIAN SIGN LANGUAGE
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DR. BAXTER EXPLAINS THE LIMITS OF NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS AND ADVANTAGES OF SPOKEN LANGUAGES
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ANIMAL COMMUNICATION. LOW ANGLE CROW IN TREE, CAWS A LOUD HARSH WARNING AND OTHER BIRDS SCATTER.
CU SQUIRREL DIGS HIND LEGS IN THE GROUND TO COMMUNICATE TO OTHER SQUIRRELS. |
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CU BEE IN HONEY COMB.
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WORKER BEE FINDS FLOWER FULL OF NECTAR, PERFORMS THE DANCE OF THE HONEY BEE TO BEES IN HIVE. CU HIVE FULL OF BEES.
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MAD HATTER STOPS FILM. DR. BAXTER EXPLAINS HOW ANIMALS AND INSECTS HAVE MANY WAYS TO COMMUNICATE SOUNDS, SMELLS, MOTION
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JABBERWOCK ARRIVES WITH A PARROT. IMITATING HUMAN SPEECH. TALKING BIRD.
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DR. HAYES & WIFE WITH CHIMPANZEE TEACHING CHIMP HOW TO SPEAK. CHIMP SAYS MAMA. PAPA. CUP.
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CU CHIMP DOING "HUMAN THINGS" LIKE PUTTING A STRAW IN BOTTLE AND DRINKING FROM IT. CHIMP DRINKING. CHIMP BRUSHING ITS TEETH. LEARNED BEHAVIOR. JUMPS ON BED, TURNS LIGHT SWITCH ON WALL OFF.
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DR. BAXTER EXPLAINS TO GIRL THAT MAN IS THE ONLY CREATURE WITH TRUE LANGUAGE. MAD HATTER INTERRUPTS, WANTS TO RID THE WORLD OF GRAMMAR DR. BAXTER EXPLAINS IMPORTANCE OF GRAMMAR
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ESKIMO VILLAGE. DOG SLED TEAM. BRUTAL WINTER CONDITIONS.
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TROBRIAND ISLANDS, VILLAGERS, NATIVES COLLECT YAMS YAM HARVEST
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ARAB CAMEL TRAIN THROUGH THE DESERT
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ORIENTAL, ASIAN PEOPLES. WOMAN SITS IN FRONT OF BEAUTIFUL TEXTILES, RUGS. CU LITTLE GIRL WEARING HAIR IN BUN. OLD WOMAN WEARING FLOWERS IN HER HAIR. VENDER SELLS WARES AT MARKETPLACE. MOTHER CARRIES CHILD. ASIAN MAN IN OCCIDENTAL, WESTERN SUIT BOWS TO WOMAN IN KIMONO, GIVES HER A GIFT.
OLD MEETS NEW. |
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NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN WEARING HEADDRESS TALKS TO LITTLE BOY
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CU AMERICAN INDIAN IN LEATHER JACKET AND HEAD SCARF POINTS
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NATIVE ISLAND VILLAGE. WOMEN IN GRASS SKIRTS.
TWO YOUNG MEN PERFORM A DANCE WEARING HORNS ON THEIR HEADS. |
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HELICOPTER AERIAL OVER RIVER, HUTS ON BANK.
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CU PAN MALE MEMBERS OF A TRIBE
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STILL, FRANZ BOAS, LEONARD BLOOMFIELD. EDWARD SAPIER.
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| 00:32:10 1878 |
OCCIDENTAL MAN SHOWS NATIVES MACHETE
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DR. BAXTER EXPLAINS LANGUAGES, HUMAN BEINGS COMMUNICATING TO ONE ANOTHER. LITTLE GIRL POINTS, RUNS TO A TOY BALLOON CARRYING AN ENVELOPE, OPENS, INVITATION TO A MAD TEA PARTY
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| 00:33:11 1939 |
LITTLE GIRL AND DR. BAXTER GO TO MAD TEA PARTY MAD HATTER TRIES TO STUMP PROFESSOR BY INTRODUCING PEOPLE OF VARIOUS PROFESSIONS.
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| 00:33:36 1964 |
JAZZ TRUMPETER SHORTY ROGERS. TALKS COOL "HEPCAT LANGUAGE". DR. BAXTER MEETS SHORTY, SPEAKS LIKE A HEPCAT.
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| 00:34:49 2037 |
THEATRICAL PUBLICITY MAN SPEAKS IN WEIRD SORT OF SHORTHAND. DR. UNDERSTANDS AND SPEAKS THE SAME OCCUPATIONAL VOCABULARY.
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COWBOY SPEAKS IN COWBOY COLLOQUIAL. THE PROFESSOR UNDERSTANDS & TRANSLATES. MAD HATTER CAN'T STUMP THE GOOD PROFESSOR WITH DIALECTS.
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PROFESSOR AND GIRL JOINS THE MAD HATTER FOR TEA PARTY.
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ANIMATED DETECTIVE STORY. PRIVATE EYES INTERROGATE SUSPECT WHO WON'T TELL WHERE HE'S FROM, SO BY HAVING HIM SPEAK THEY FIGURE OUT WHAT REGION OF THE COUNTRY HE'S FROM. DIALECT GEOGRAPHER.
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| 00:39:35 2323 |
DR. BAXTER EXPLAINS THE ROLE OF A DIALECT GEOGRAPHER
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| 00:40:01 2349 |
DR. HANS KURATH, CONDUCTS RESEARCH ON REGIONAL SPEECH PATTERNS, DIALECTS. DIALECT DIFFERENCES IN WORDS AND PRONUNCIATION. DR. KURATH POINTS TO ISOGLOSS ON LANGUAGE MAP OF THE UNITED STATES.
THREE BROAD-BAND BANDS. |
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"PIONEERS" MOVING WESTWARD. CONESTOGA. COVERED WAGON
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MAP OF THE STATES SHOWING WESTWARD MIGRATION AND HOW DIALECTS WENT WITH THE PIONEERS, CHANGES IN AMERICAN SPEECH PATTERNS
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STEAM TRAIN THROUGH PLAINS
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SAN FRANCISCO CIRCA 1959 STREET CAR CLIMBS WITH 1950s CARS
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| 00:42:01 2469 |
DR. BAXTER EXPLAINS THAT LINGUISTICS IS A SCIENCE THROUGH RESEARCH AND IMAGINATION
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STILLS BELL, TELEPHONE. EDISON, PHONOGRAPH.
MARCONI, WIRELESS |
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DR. BAXTER EXPLAINS TO LITTLE GIRL HOW "FILMS TALK" USING ANIMATED SOUNDTRACK.
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SOUND SPECTROGRAPH TURNS SPEECH INTO PICTURES.
SPEECH WAVES. SCIENTIST SPEAKS INTO MACHINE WHICH RECORDS SPEECH WAVES. PITCH AND LOUDNESS. CU PRINTOUT OF SPEECH WAVES. SCIENTIST CREATES SPEECH PATTERN BY PAINTING PATTERNS ON CLEAR PLASTIC WITH A BRUSH. THEN PLAYED BACK. |
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CU SPEECH PATTERN RECOGNIZED AS A FIVE BY DEAF PEOPLE.
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| 00:44:58 2646 |
CU MACHINE THAT LISTENS TO SPOKEN NUMBERS AND OBEYS ORDERS. AUTOMATIC DIGIT RECOGNIZER.
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VOICE TYPEWRITER WHICH TYPES SPOKEN WORDS
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JOHNNIAC, AUTOMATIC TRANSLATOR. MACHINE WHICH TRANSLATES LANGUAGES. EARLY COMPUTER PRINTOUT
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LINGUISTIC SCIENTIST, PROFESSOR KENNETH HARPER WORKS WITH STUDENTS FROM UCLA
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| 00:48:14 2842 |
CU GIANT POSTCARD WITH UNITED NATIONS STAMP
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| 00:48:21 2849 |
NATIONS FLAGS FLYING AT THE UNITED NATIONS BUILDING EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR CIRCA 1959
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MONTAGE VARIOUS NATIONALITIES FROM NATIVE VILLAGERS TO OCCIDENTAL CHILDREN ON PLAYGROUND.
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WORKERS, GUIDES EXPLAIN TO FOREIGN TOURISTS BY GESTURES AND POINTING. UNDERSTANDING THROUGH NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION
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| 00:49:11 2899 |
GROUP OF ARAB MEN SQUATTING & EATING FROM COMMUNAL BOWL
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| 00:49:15 2903 |
LABORATORY, RESEARCH CIRCA 1959. POURING LIQUIDS INTO BEAKERS
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| 00:49:28 2916 |
A BABY BEING BORN IN THE HOSPITAL. DOCTOR SHOWS MOTHER BABY. BABY CRY
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| 00:49:36 2924 |
TILT DOWN UNITED NATIONS FACADE
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MAD HATTER POURING BLASTING POWDER ON THE FLOOR, LIGHTS A MATCH ON THE BOTTOM OF HIS SHOW. LIGHTS THE POWDER TO DESTROY BOOKS. MAD HATTER AND JABBERWOCK GO BACK INSIDE ALICE IN WONDERLAND THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS BOOK
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| 00:51:01 3009 |
LITTLE GIRL COVERS HER EYES AS POWDER EXPLODES
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DREAM SEQUENCE ENDS, GIRL WAKES UP FROM HER NAP.
LOOKS AROUND. DR. BAXTER ENTERS, HELPS HER WITH HER HOMEWORK |
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CAMERA ZOOMS OUT OF LIGHTED WINDOW TO SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD AT NIGHT
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