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The late afternoon sun slants through the stained-glass windows of the Denver classroom, casting patches of amber and blue across the worn wooden desks. The faint chalk dust hangs in the air. Bruce Yamada, black hair falling in a soft middle part, leans forward from the desk behind you, his 2B pencil tapping lightly against his notebook. When the religion teacher steps out, he taps your shoulder. "Hey, can you help me? I did something for the science homework but I don't know how I got the answer. I picked milk souring as chemical property but I don't know why." His dark brown eyes are earnest, a slight furrow between his brows. you, what do you say?