02x17 - Talkin' With The Cat

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss". Aired: October 13, 1996 – May 15, 1998.*
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Combines live puppets with digitally animated backgrounds, and in its first season, refashioning characters and themes from the original Dr. Seuss books into new stories that often retained much of the flavor of Dr. Seuss' own works.
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02x17 - Talkin' With The Cat

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♪♪ Hello!

♪ Come on along, get up

And let's shout hooray now ♪

♪♪ Hooray! Here we go!

♪♪ Ha ha!

♪♪ ♪ We're gonna have

A wubbulous kind of day now ♪

♪♪ Come on, sarah.

♪♪ Ok.

♪♪ ♪ Just grab a hat

And spin around

You'll be feet

Off the ground ♪

♪♪ Great!

♪♪ ♪ Come on along,

We're waiting for you ♪

♪♪ Come on!

♪♪ ♪ This is the song

To welcome you to

"The wubbulous world

Of dr. Seuss" ♪

♪♪ Good morning!

♪♪ How's it going?

♪♪ Hi there!

♪♪ Hello. Hello! Yes, I'm

Talking to you. I'm so glad that

You're here. Oh, I like it a

Lot. It's just not as much fun

To be here when you're not.

♪♪ Hurry up, cat!

♪♪ He'll be here any second.

♪♪ Any second...

♪♪ I see you've met little cats

"A," "p" and "c."

Today we are expecting a new

Little cat!

♪♪ Oh, cat!

What is all this excitement?

♪♪ Ahh, my good friend, terrence

Mcbird! Come help us welcome

The newest little cat.

Oh, there he is!

♪♪ Whoo-hoo-hoo!

♪♪ Come along, terrence, come

Along. Come along.

Introducing little cat fleep!

♪♪ Wow.

♪♪ Fleepy deep!

♪♪ [Cheering]

♪♪ Little cat what?

♪♪ Little cat fleep!

♪♪ Hmm.

Fleepy deep!

♪♪ Eh?

♪♪ Little cat fleep speaks

Fleep. It's a different

Language.

♪♪ Fleepy deep! Fleepy deep!

♪♪ Ohh, eh, eh...what's he

Saying?

♪♪ Uh, I know!

I think he's saying...

"Hello."

♪♪ Eh?

♪♪ Fleepy deep! Fleepy deep!

♪♪ Fine work, little cat "a."

"Fleepy deep" means "hello."

There are so many different ways

To say hello. And every one

Of them sounds nice!

♪♪ ♪ In milan they say

"Buon giorno,"

In australia it's "g'day" ♪

♪♪ Good day!

♪♪ ♪ Around the world

Folks greet each other

, Different ways,

And though they talk in

Different tongues

All the world around,

People always understand

That warm and welcoming sound,

When you say--

♪♪ ♪ "Hello"

♪♪ ♪ "Konichiwa"

♪♪ ♪ "Bonjour"

♪♪ ♪ "Shalom"

♪♪ ♪ You might make a friend

Or just make someone feel

At home,

You could say "hola" or... ♪

♪♪ ♪ "Fleepy deep"

♪♪ ♪ As long as you know

It's the same in any language,

They all mean--

♪♪ ♪ "Hello!

♪♪ ♪ So just say...

♪♪ ♪ "Hello"

♪♪ ♪ "Konichiwa"

♪♪ ♪ "Bonjour"

♪♪ ♪ "Shalom"

♪♪ ♪ You might make a friend

Or just make someone feel

At home,

So just say "greetings" or...

♪♪ ♪ "Guten tag"

♪♪ ♪ As long as you know

♪♪ ♪ It's the same

In any language,

They all mean "hello"

People understand you

When you say "hello" ♪

♪♪ ♪ There's so many wonderful

Ways to say...

♪♪ ♪ "Hello"

♪♪ ♪ "Bienvenue"

♪♪ ♪ "Aloha"

♪♪ ♪ "Howdy"

♪♪ ♪ "Fleepy deep"

♪♪ [All giggling]

♪♪ I love the different ways to

Say hello!

♪♪ Fleepy deep! Fleepy deep!

♪♪ Fleepy deep! Fleepy deep!

Fleepy deep!

♪♪ Come on, terrence, speak

Some fleep with us.

♪♪ No, thank you, cats.

I like my "own" way of speaking.

♪♪ Fleepy neepy fleep fleep.

♪♪ Now what's he saying?

♪♪ This is something new.

I don't know what little cat

Fleep is saying.

Any ideas, little cats?

♪♪ Fleepy neepy fleep fleep?

♪♪ I don't know.

♪♪ Me neither.

♪♪ Me threether.

♪♪ Fleepy neepy fleep fleep.

♪♪ Hmm...is it about my cat hat?

♪♪ Flurr.

♪♪ Flurr. That means no.

It's not about my cat hat.

♪♪ Is it about cat games?

♪♪ Tag, you're it! You got

Green?

♪♪ Go fish.

♪♪ Flurr.

♪♪ Oh, it's not about cat games.

♪♪ Ahh!

Is it about cat whiskers?

♪♪ Flurr.

♪♪ Cat tails?

♪♪ [All giggling]

♪♪ Flurr.

♪♪ Um, cat tickling?

♪♪ Flurr...

♪♪ Cat scales?

♪♪ ♪ Me, me, me...

♪♪ ♪ Flurr, flurr, flurr...

♪♪ ♪Cats, cats, cats...

Does it occur to you that

Maybe little cat fleep isn't

Talking about cats?

♪♪ Fleepy neepy fleep fleep!

♪♪ That's it, terrence.

I think he's talking about

"You."

♪♪ Me?

♪♪ Yeah! Yeah!

♪♪ Fleepy neepy fleep fleep!

♪♪ Yes! Little cat fleep is

Telling us something about

Terrence.

♪♪ Fleepy neepy fleep fleep!

♪♪ Well...that's great.

Eh, but what's he saying?

[Fanfare plays]

♪♪ Oh, well, we'll find out

Soon enough. But first, there's

A story!

♪♪ [Indistinct talking]

♪♪ Ah, people are talking in

Seussville. And they're talking

In many different ways!

I'll be back soon, little cat

Fleep. To the wubbulascope!

♪♪ Flubby flurr.

♪♪ Ah, the wubbulascope.

♪♪ Ah, the wubbulascope. Hmm...

Hmm...

Hmm... There's seussville on the map.

There's seussville on the map.

There's seussville on the map. Let's go!

Let's go!

Let's go! [Honk!]

[Honk!]

[Boing!]

♪♪ Matthew katroom is walking

His dog.

♪♪ Come on, goober! Come on!

We're gonna get sarah.

Sarah! Hey, sarah!

♪♪ Coming, coming, coming,

Coming. Hiya, matthew!

♪♪ Hey, you coming?

♪♪ You bet!

♪♪ Sarah hall small is joining

Along.

♪♪ All right. Here I am.

Hello.

♪♪ How are ya?

♪♪ ♪ Boom, boom, ske watten

Totten aa, aa, she boom boom,

Boom boom itty bitty watt tot,

Boom, boom ♪

♪♪ Yes, these two friends

Have a special way of meeting.

♪♪ But matthew's dog, goober

Has a different way of greeting.

♪♪ Ruffle ruffle roo roo.

♪♪ Riffle ruffle roo roo to you,

Goober. It is a beautiful day!

♪♪ Ruff ruff. Come on! Let's go!

♪♪ Ruff.

♪♪ Yeah.

♪♪ I'll race you.

♪♪ Okay, I'm coming.

♪♪ Ruff ruff roo roo.

♪♪ No, not all the town

Talks like sarah and matthew.

Take, for example,

This nice purple yoohoo.

♪♪ Uh, uh yoohoo!

♪♪ That's the yoohoo way to say

"Hi." Yoohoo!

♪♪ Hi!

♪♪ Eh, uh, eh, eh yoohoo

Yoohooey hoo.

♪♪ Oh, I get it. He needs

Help hanging his laundry.

♪♪ Ruff.

♪♪ Oh, well, we'll help you.

Come on. Ok, mr. Yoohoo.

Wow, that clothes line looks

Pretty big there.

♪♪ Here we go.

♪♪ Wow. We did it.

♪♪ Yeah, and what a great day.

And you know, with all of us

Helping together, it didn't take

Long at all!

♪♪ Uh, uh, yoo...hoo.

♪♪ Oh, you're welcome, purple

Yoohoo. Come on matthew, let's

Go!

♪♪ Okay. Come on goober! I--

Goober? Eh, heh, goober's gone!

♪♪ Goober? Goober? Goober?

♪♪ Goober? Eh...

♪♪ Goober? Goober?

Ah? Goober?

Goober? Ohh...

♪♪ Yoober?

♪♪ Goober? Goober?

Ah, goober's gone! We have to

Find out where he went.

♪♪ Oh oh oh oh oh.

Yoohoohoo wee!

♪♪ Now look who flies in.

It's the red-haired dring.

♪♪ ♪ La la!

♪♪ Oh, good idea, yoohoo.

Maybe she can help us find

Goober.

♪♪ The dring doesn't talk

But the dring sure can sing.

♪♪ ♪ La la la !

♪♪ ♪ La la la, dring

♪♪ Ask her if she knows where

Goober went.

♪♪ Good idea. Ahem.

♪ La la-la-la la la la

Ah, goober? ♪

♪♪ Goober? La-la-la-la la!

♪♪ It sounds like she can help

Us.

♪♪ Let's follow her.

♪♪ Yeah, lead the way, dring.

♪♪ ♪ La

♪♪ Yoohoo.

♪♪ Yoohoo, mr. Yoohoo.

♪♪ Yoohoo yoohoo, yoohoo.

♪♪ ♪ La la la la la-la-ah!

♪♪ Thank you, dring.

♪♪ Well...

♪♪ She says she saw goober over

At mr. Latanz's.

♪♪ Oh, come on, matthew. Let's

Go. Come on.

♪♪ Yes, this is the garden

Of herman letanz.

Herman doesn't use his voice.

He speaks with his hands.

♪♪ Hey, look, there he is.

♪♪ Let's ask him if he saw

Goober!

♪♪ Good idea!

Eh. Mr. Latanz!

♪♪ Uh, matthew!

♪♪ What?

♪♪ Uh, mr. Latanz?

Excuse us, mr. Letanz.

Have you... Seen...

Goober the dog?

♪♪ Oh, yes, ha.

Um, goober...was here...

A few minutes...ago. Oh!

♪♪ Where did he go?

♪♪ Ok, hold on, where...did...

Goober...go?

Goober...went...

To the park...to see...

A friend. Oh.

♪♪ Well, th-then let's go.

Ok, uh, thank you, mr. Letanz.

Oh, he says we're welcome.

Come on.

♪♪ Uh, uh, uh'd, uh....

Thank you!

♪♪ It's seussville park

Everyone has come out to play.

♪♪ Good afternoon, officer

Mullroon.

♪♪ Oh, good day, mrs. Oshay.

Hey, hey, hey, you kids, hey

Hey hey!

♪♪ Goober! Goober! Goober!

♪♪ It's sarah and matt!

No time to play.

They've got to find goober,

If it takes them all day.

♪♪ Ruff, ruff, ruff, ruff.

♪♪ Goober?

♪♪ Riffle ruffle ruff ruff

Ruff...

♪♪ Oh, goober, goober, come

Here, goober. Come on, goober.

Oh we missed you so much goober.

We were so worried.

♪♪ Goober! I missed you!

♪♪ Roo rah. Roo rah!

♪♪ Roo rah?

♪♪ Roo rah?

♪♪ [Barking]

♪♪ Ahh. Is this your new friend?

♪♪ Oh, isn't she cute!

♪♪ What's her name?

♪♪ Oh let me find out, let's

See, ah... Ah!

Her name is sadie!

♪♪ Ah, hello, sadie, hello.

♪♪ Ah, hi sadie.

♪♪ So matthew and sarah

Found goober and his friend.

With different ways of talking

All was well in the end.

Do you know anyone who speaks a

Different language?

♪♪ Ahem. Oh, cat!

♪♪ We better speak to terrence

Mcbird.

♪♪ Fleepy neepy fleep fleep!

♪♪ Eh?

♪♪ Fleepy neepy fleep fleep.

♪♪ Eh?

♪♪ Bird!

♪♪ Eh?

♪♪ What seems to be the problem?

♪♪ Fleepy neepy fleep fleep.

♪♪ That's the problem, cat.

I still don't know what he's

Saying.

♪♪ Fleepy neepy fleep fleep.

♪♪ "Excuse" me, but what are you

Saying?

♪♪ Flee-py nee-py fleep fleep!

♪♪ Well, that didn't work.

♪♪ Bird, little cat fleep has no

Problem hearing you.

He speaks a different language.

♪♪ Fleepy neepy fleep fleep.

♪♪ Yeah, a language I don't

Understand. Oh, cat, what is he

Saying to me?

♪♪ I'm not sure, bird, but we

Can figure it out.

Oh, little cats!

♪♪ Little cat "a" at your call.

♪♪ Little cat "c" here!

♪♪ Hey, make room for little cat

"P."

♪♪ Ah, it's a good thing you're

Here, little cats.

We need to figure out what

Little cat fleep is saying to

Terrence mcbird.

♪♪ We've got just the thing.

Introducing...

♪♪ Paper...

♪♪ And a big black marker!

♪♪ Yeah, little cat fleep can

"Show us" what he's saying.

♪♪ In a picture!

♪♪ A brilliant idea, little

Cats!

♪♪ Ho ho, let's go.

♪♪ Fleepy neepy fleep fleep!

Fleepy neepy fleep fleep!

♪♪ Uh, huh, whatever works.

♪♪ Fleepy neepy fleep fleep!

Fleepy neepy fleep fleep!

Fleepy neepy fleep fleep!

Fleepy neepy fleep fleep!

Fleepy neepy fleep fleep.

♪♪ Uh-huh.

♪♪ Fleepy...

♪♪ Uh...

♪♪ Neepy.

♪♪ Yeah.

♪♪ Fleep fleep. Floila!

♪♪ Uh!

♪♪ Fleepy neepy fleep fleep.

♪♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh no!

No, oh, cat. Th-this is no good.

♪♪ It's not?

♪♪ It's--it's clear to me now.

Little cat fleep wants to take

My tree from me.

♪♪ Huh?

♪♪ There. There's the proof.

[Sniffs] little cat fleep

Doesn't like me.

♪♪ But bird, there are many

Other ways to look at this

Picture.

♪♪ Maybe he just wants to visit

Your tree.

♪♪ Maybe little cat fleep wants

To sit next to you.

♪♪ Maybe he's trying to say

Something nice.

♪♪ Ohh.

♪♪ Fleepy neepy fleep fleep.

[Fanfare]

♪♪ I think we'll find out soon.

But first we've got a story to

Watch.

♪♪ Floop floop!

♪♪ Floop?

♪♪ "In the jungle of nool

Young junior kangaroo

Has a visitor coming.

What will they do?"

To the wubbulascope!

♪♪ Floop! Ohh...

♪♪ Ah, we'll just crank it on

♪♪ Ah, we'll just crank it on up.

Up.

We're going to the jungle of

Nool.

Let's go!

Let's go! [Honk!]

[Honk!]

[Boing!]

♪♪ Wow! Way to swing that trunk!

♪♪ Yeah!

♪♪ I got it! I got it! I got it!

♪♪ Oh, well.

Hey, come on, junior.

Throw out another one.

♪♪ Ok, morton, ol' buddy, ol'

Pal. Try this one on for size.

♪♪ Junior!

♪♪ Oh, ah, hold on a second,

Morton. My mother's calling me.

Yes, mother?

♪♪ Junior, your grandfather is

Here.

♪♪ Oh boy!

♪♪ Hey! Hah-ha!

Your grandfather?

Ask him to come out and play

Nerdleball with us.

♪♪ That's a great idea!

I bet he'd love to play

Nerdleball.

We'd have a great time--

♪♪ Uh, junior, junior, junior,

Um, grandfathers do not play

Nerdleball. Now come inside.

Morton.

♪♪ Okay. Uh, here, eh, see you

Later, morton.

♪♪ Bye.

♪♪ Oh, boy, I'm so excited.

♪♪ Ohh.

♪♪ Father?

♪♪ Ohh. Ahh.

♪♪ Father, I'm back.

And I've brought your grandson.

♪♪ Grandpa jacob!

♪♪ Ohh, junior, hey my big boy.

Let me take a look at you, son.

Ohh, look how big your ears

Have gotten, eh?!

♪♪ Hiya, grandpa!

It's so great to see you.

♪♪ Ah, eh, uh, what's that,

Junior?

♪♪ I--i said it's great to

See you, grandpa.

♪♪ Oh, yes. Yes junior.

I am so happy we can spend some

Time together.

Eh, what are we going to do?

♪♪ Oh, hey, hey, do you want to

Come outside and play nerdleball

With me and my friend?

♪♪ Junior, junior please,

Ah, junior, uh...

I don't think your grandfather

Wants to play nerdleball.

♪♪ But, mom I thought

That maybe, uh--

♪♪ Now be a good grandchild and

Go clean up for dinner.

Go along.

♪♪ Yes, mom.

♪♪ All right.

♪♪ Be right back.

♪♪ Hurry back, junior.

Right here, junior.

I was just your age in these

Pictures.

♪♪ Oh, wow! Ahh.

♪♪ So, what would you like to do

Now, boy?

♪♪ I know, how about we go

Outside and we can play some

Nerdleball, and--

♪♪ Oh, ah, junior, ah, why

Don't you read grandpa a story,

Hmm?

♪♪ Okay.

♪♪ Mm-hmm.

You'll love his stories, dad.

He tells good stories.

♪♪ Yeah?

♪♪ Yes.

♪♪ Eh, this is my favorite book.

It's called a fine day for

Nerdleball.

♪♪ Oh, well, have fun you two.

♪♪ Right.

♪♪ Okay, huh, "it was a sunny

Day in the jungle and all of the

Animals decided to play

Nerdleball." Eh, do you like

Nerdleball, grandpa jacob?

♪♪ Oh, goodness, no son.

No more noodles for me. Oh ho.

♪♪ "When jim kangaroo threw the

First nerdleball, the elephant

At bat swung and--"

♪♪ Okay, why don't you go ahead

With that story now.

♪♪ But, but, grandpa--

♪♪ Oh junior, ah, perhaps

This isn't such a good idea.

♪♪ I'm sorry, junior. Ahh.

You see, i--i just don't

Hear very well.

♪♪ Hey, wait a second. I was

Telling the story the wrong way.

♪♪ Eh?

♪♪ Whatever do you mean, junior?

♪♪ Oh, grandpa has trouble

Hearing me.

♪♪ Mm-hmm.

♪♪ But he has no trouble seeing

Me. Watch this grandpa!

♪♪ Eh?

♪♪ Eh, aha aha.

♪♪ Ok, "when jim the kangaroo

Threw the first nerdleball..."

Eh, ah ha ha.

"...the elephant at bat swung

And hit the nerdleball."

Um ba!

"Over the tree!"

♪♪ Um, junior, that's very...

Creative. But I really don't

Think your grandfather would--

♪♪ Nerdleball!

I love nerdleball!

Then what happened boy?

♪♪ Well, let me show you!

"Jim kangaroo ran back and back

Fast to make the catch..."

I got it! I got it! I got it!

Uh! And made the catch.

♪♪ Ooh, nice catch boy!

♪♪ "And a fun time was had by

All!" The end. Yay!

Ah ha ha.

♪♪ That was a great story,

Junior!

♪♪ Thanks!

♪♪ You know, nerdleball's my

Favorite game. I used to be

Pretty good at it.

♪♪ Eh, heh, uh, it's a nice day

Outside today, grandpa!

♪♪ Let's go out and play,

Junior!

♪♪ Ah, you got it, grandpa!

♪♪ So junior's grandpa

Wasn't boring at all.

Even if he couldn't hear well,

Even if he couldn't hear well, he and junior could play ball.

He and junior could play ball.

Do you know someone who has a

Hard time hearing?

♪♪ Eh, heh, heh, heh.

♪♪ I heard that.

♪♪ Fleepy neepy fleep fleep.

Fleepy neepy fleep fleep.

Fl-fleepy neepy fleep fleep.

Fleepy neepy fleep fleep.

♪♪ Ah, ah, ah, ah.

♪♪ Fleepy neepy fleep fleep.

♪♪ Aah! Oh, oh, oh, oh.

♪♪ Fleepy neepy fleep fleep.

♪♪ How can I help?

♪♪ Oh, there's little you can

Do. Oh.

♪♪ Fleepy neepy fleep fleep!

♪♪ Oh, little cat fleep and I

Will never understand each

Other.

♪♪ Nonsense, I say.

To the pam phone!

We just need a little help.

We need our good friend and

Fixer-upper pam-i-am.

Pam, it's the cat.

We've got a language problem.

♪♪ Language problem? Where?

Uh, why, it's right over--

♪♪ Ah ha!

♪♪ There.

♪♪ Fleepy neepy fleep fleep!

♪♪ Please leave me alone!

♪♪ Aha! We do have a

Language problem.

♪♪ Can it be fixed?

♪♪ Oh, yes.

If you try to speak the same

Language.

♪♪ But I don't speak fleep.

♪♪ Well, you can learn.

You're a smart little birdie.

Little cats!

♪♪ We're here, pam!

♪♪ We need to help terrence

Speak fleep.

♪♪ We know how to say hello.

It's ...i forgot.

♪♪ Hmm. Do you remember how to

Say "hello" in fleep?

♪♪ Oh, I remember!

It's fleepy deep.

♪♪ Oh yeah.

♪♪ Thank you, little cat "c."

Now you say it, terrence mcbird.

Mmm?

♪♪ Oh, fleepy deep.

♪♪ Oh, that doesn't sound very

Friendly, terrence mcbird.

♪♪ Say it like you mean it.

♪♪ Say it with a smile!

♪♪ Fleepy deep.

♪♪ Fleepy deep! Fleepy deep!

♪♪ Very nice. Very nice.

♪♪ Fleepy deep!

♪♪ Fleeber teeber!

♪♪ Ah! Ah!

Fleeber teeber?

♪♪ I bet that means "I like

You."

♪♪ Oh! Eh eh then,

Uh fleeber teeber!

Huh heh heh heh.

♪♪ Fleeber teeber!

♪♪ Fleeber teeber!

♪♪ Fleepy deep.

♪♪ Fleepy deep.

♪♪ Flook flook.

♪♪ Flook flook.

♪♪ Fleeber teeber.

♪♪ Fleeber teeber.

♪♪ Fleepy deep.

♪♪ Fleepy deep

♪♪ Flook flook.

♪♪ Flook flook.

♪♪ Pam, I think this may be

Working!

♪♪ We are making progress.

♪♪ I guess I do like little

Cat fleep. I think I'd even

Like to be his friend.

♪♪ Fleepy neepy fleep fleep!

♪♪ But what does "fleepy neepy

Fleep fleep" mean?

♪♪ Fleepy neepy fleep fleep!

♪♪ Oh, wait a minute.

Could it be that little cat

Fleep wants to be "my" friend?

♪♪ F-f-f-friend...

♪♪ [Gasp]

[Murmuring]

♪♪ Yes, bird, you have figured

It out.

Fleepy neepy fleep fleep

Means...

♪♪ "I want to be your friend!"

Yeah, ah, ha, ha

♪♪ He wants to be my... Friend.

♪♪ Flo?

♪♪ Flo, of course!

Let's be friends. Ha ha.

♪♪ Oh, that's wonderful.

♪♪ [Cheering]

♪♪ Come on, I'll show you

Around.

♪♪ Ahh.

♪♪ Thank you, pam, for helping

Terrence and little cat fleep.

♪♪ No problem, cat. Any time.

Bye.

♪♪ Bye.

I hope you've enjoyed yourself

As much as we have today.

♪ Hooray for us,

Hooray I say,

Hooray for all the fun

That we have everyday,

And the new faces

And all the new places we see,

Just you and me,

♪♪ ♪ Flee dorpy norp

♪♪ ♪ So come back soon

♪♪ ♪ Nee deepy goo

♪♪ ♪ And when you do

♪♪ ♪ Flee goopy snoopy fleepy

Deepy dip-dee doo ♪

♪♪ ♪ I'll have some new

Surprises in my hat for you ♪

♪♪ ♪ Goo fooey noo

Bee nooey boop-dee boo

Neep fleep hooray!

♪♪ ♪ Let's shout hooray!

♪♪ Hooray!

♪♪ [Cheering]

♪♪ Fleepy deep! Fleepy deep!

♪♪ Fleepy deep! Fleepy deep! Fleepy deep!

Fleepy deep!

♪♪
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