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In the grand, diverse, and historically rich state of Massachusetts, lives a group of extraordinary kids who possess the amazing ability to speak a language that not many understand - the language of coding and programming. Now, Massachusetts is a place known for many things like the historic city of Boston, the beautiful beaches of Cape Cod, and the prestigious Harvard University. But it can add another badge to its illustrious repertoire, being home to some of the coolest kid coders in the country! Our story begins with a super cool, slightly wacky character - Binary Benny. Benny isn't your typical Massachusetts kid. He doesn't wear Red Sox baseball caps, he wears caps embroidered with 0s and 1s. He doesn't eat Boston cream pie, he devours lines of Python and Java code for breakfast. You see, Benny is a programming prodigy and he leads this pack of exceptional code crunching whizz kids. These Massachusetts munchkins are not just ordinary kids. They can create fantastical worlds inside computer screens, make robots dance to their tunes, and even design smartphone apps that can predict whether it’s a good day to fly a kite at Revere Beach. They have secret meetings (well, not so secret now) in the city library, where they furiously type away on their laptops, creating their own modern magic. Each one of them contributing their unique talent, from designing the coolest graphics to writing the most efficient code, they work together like a well-oiled machine, just like the historic textile mills of Lowell. And so, in between school, soccer practices, and their mandatory servings of clam chowder, these coding titans of Massachusetts are busy shaping the future, one line of code at a time. So next time when you're in Massachusetts, remember, it's not just the Celtics and Patriots that make it special, there's a group of keyboard-tapping kids making it even cooler!