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[Alyssa has joined the other campers in the cafeteria for lunch; they are having Sloppy Joes]
Alyssa Calloway: [to Dianne] This is really good!
Diane Barrows: Well, of course it is, silly; it's your favorite.
Alyssa Calloway: It is?
[Diane looks at Alyssa funnily]
Alyssa Calloway: Oh yes, of course! The um... um, big, gooey, messy burger!
Diane Barrows: Also, known as a Sloppy Joe.
Alyssa Calloway: Sloppy Joe, right.
Diane Barrows: Your favorite?
Alyssa Calloway: Yes, and with dern good reason!
Diane Barrows: [in an appalled tone] Did you just say "dern"?
[Diane feels Alyssa's forehead]
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[Amanda is introduced to the Butkis family for the first time]
Fanny Butkis: [upon being introduced to Amanda] Oh, isn't she the most precious thing? What a pretty little dress!
Harry Butkis: She's a honey, alright! Look at that, Fanny; she's got your mother's smile.
[Amanda's smile fades at Harry's comment]
Fanny Butkis: [sarcastically] And your father's sense of humor.
[Harry and Fanny Butkis start guffawing at the latter's dry remark]
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