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Calvin asks Hobbes to look at his newest invention. It's a box, sitting open on its side. Hobbes asks if that isn't Calvin's transmogrifier. Calvin says that it was, but he made some modifications. It's now a duplicator. It combines the technologies of the transmogrifier and a photocopier. Instead of a reproduction on paper, you get a real duplicate. Hobbes asks if their financial worries are now over. Calvin tells him counterfeiting is just one of its many uses around the home.

Transcript

Look, Hobbes, my newest invention! Isn't that your transmogrifier? It WAS. But I made some modifications. See, the box is on its side now. It's a duplicator! Ah. It combines the technologies of the transmogrifier and a photocopier, so instead of merely making a reproduction on paper, THIS machine actually creates a real duplicate! So our financial worries are over? And counterfeiting is just ONE of its many uses around the home!

Collected in

Scientific Progress Goes "Boink"
p. 55
The Indispensable Calvin and Hobbes
p. 183
The Calvin and Hobbes Tenth Anniversary Book
p. 108
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
Book 2,p. 226
The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
Book 3,p. 9
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