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May 2023
18m 48s

A Cheesy Mystery

Story Pirates
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In most detective stories, we get to follow the adventures of hard-nosed private eyes who seem to be the smartest ones in the room. Today’s story, written by a 12-year-old from Texas named Maxiliano, is NOT like most detective stories. 
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