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Sep 2024
19m 33s

El hijo robot, parte 3

SMALL TOWN SPANISH TEACHER
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Catalina and Gustavo built a robot child. Now that child wants to go to school like other children. There are so many things that could go wrong, but they take the risk. Will it work? Will they be able to convince everyone that Benjamín is a normal 10-year-old child? This story is in the third person and the present tense with some future tense as well. Im ... Show More
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