BLUEBERRY SCENE
The children went to see Maria at the abbey, but wouldn't tell their father.
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Captain: | Now, it's not like my children to be secretive
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Louisa: | We're not being secretive father
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Captain: | Mm hm. And it's not like my children to be late for dinner!
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Friedrich: | We lost track of the time
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Captain: | Ah I see. Now who's going to be the first one to tell me the truth?
Friedrich? - Brigitta? - Liesl?
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Liesl: | Where do you think we were, father?
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Captain: | Hmm?
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Liesl: | Well if you don't believe us, you must have some idea where you think we were?
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Captain: | Aha! Marta..
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Marta: | Yes, father?
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Captain: | You tell me
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Marta: | Friedrich told you, father, we were berry picking
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Captain: | I forgot you were berry picking!
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Children: | Yes! yes...
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Captain: | All afternoon?
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Children: | Uhmhm!...
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Louisa: | We picked thousands of them!
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Captain: | Thousands?!
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Children: | Yes!
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Captain: | What kind of berries?
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Friedrich: | Ah, blueberries, sir
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Captain: | Blueberries! Mmm - mm!
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Children: | Yes!
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Captain: | It's um...too early for blueberries
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Friedrich: | They were strawberries!
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Captain: | Strawberries?
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Friedrich: | It's been so cold lately they turned blue!
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Captain: | Awww...Tst - tst, very well, show me the berries
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Louisa: | Um, well...
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Captain: | Well, show me the berries you pick, come on
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Louisa: | Well...
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Kurt: | We don't have them anymore
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Captain: | You don't have them anymore, well what happened to them?
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Kurt: | We...we...
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Brigitta: | We ate them!
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Captain: | You ate them?!
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Children: | Yes!
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Captain: | All of them?
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Marta: | They were delicious!
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Liesl: | Oh they were so juicy...
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Captain: | Very well. Since you've obviously stuffed yourselves full of thousands of delicious berries, you can't be hungry anymore, so I'll just have to simply tell Frau Schmidt to, uh - skip your dinner
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