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Emma Wilder: It's about Alice, going through the looking glass. I think it explains what the machine is.
Noah Wilder: Wait a minute. That looks like Mimzy. How could she have Mimzy? That was 100 years ago!
Emma Wilder: Maybe she had Spinners too, Noah. Maybe she didn't get what she was supposed to do. Maybe she needed a brother like you.
Noah Wilder: Like me? What for?
Emma Wilder: Because you're my Engineer.
Noah Wilder: [stares at her] What do you mean, "your Engineer?"
Emma Wilder: I mean, I can't do it all alone, Noah.
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Emma Wilder: [about Mimzy] I think Mimzy's sick. Can you tell? Something's wrong. She's getting weaker. I'm afraid she's going to die.
David Wilder: She's a *stuffed animal,* Emma! Now you've got to stop it with this "Mimzy" stuff.
Joely Richardson
Extended Reading