Transmitting Baba(2001)
An ocean stood between Baba and her grandson, so she did the only thing she could: she became a whale and swam to him.
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An ocean stood between Baba and her grandson, so she did the only thing she could: she became a whale and swam to him.
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2001-12-25
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