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Composition-Rhetoric ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠁⠎⠎⠥⠍⠏⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠇⠕⠎⠑⠎⠀⠎⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠁⠉⠞⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀
⠊⠍⠁⠛⠊⠝⠁⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀⠺⠗⠊⠞⠊⠝⠛⠎⠀⠉⠕⠧⠑⠗⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠎⠍⠁⠇⠇
⠀⠏⠁⠗⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠓⠕⠇⠑⠀⠋⠊⠑⠇⠙⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀
⠏⠗⠕⠙⠥⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠇⠊⠞⠑⠗⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠥⠎⠊⠝⠑⠎⠎
⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠀⠋⠑⠺⠂⠀⠺⠓⠊⠇⠑⠀⠑⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠀⠕⠉⠉⠁⠎⠊⠕⠝
⠀⠑⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠙⠁⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠑⠭⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠀⠊⠙⠑⠁⠎⠲⠀⠠⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠑⠧⠊⠙⠑⠝⠞⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠃⠽⠀⠋⠁⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠑⠗⠀⠀⠏⠁⠗⠞⠀⠕⠋
⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠊⠙⠑⠁⠎⠀⠺⠑⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠉⠁⠇⠇⠑⠙⠀⠥⠏⠕⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠑⠭⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎
⠀⠙⠕⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠗⠑⠟⠥⠊⠗⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠥⠎⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠊⠍⠁⠛⠊⠝⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠑⠭⠑⠗⠉⠊⠎⠑⠎⠀⠊⠝⠀⠺⠗⠊⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠍⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠝⠀⠊⠍⠁⠛⠊⠝⠁⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀⠀⠉⠓⠁⠗⠁⠉⠞⠑⠗⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀
⠛⠊⠧⠑⠝⠀⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠃⠑⠉⠁⠥⠎⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠏⠇⠑⠁⠎⠥⠗⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀
⠺⠗⠊⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠎⠥⠉⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠑⠎⠀⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠃⠑⠉⠁⠥⠎⠑⠀
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⠎⠞⠁⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠉⠇⠑⠁⠗⠇⠽⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠀⠑⠋⠋⠑⠉⠞⠊⠧⠑⠇⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
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⠑⠭⠏⠑⠗⠊⠑⠝⠉⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠁⠙⠲⠀⠠⠁⠙⠧⠁⠝⠞⠁⠛⠑⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠠⠙⠊⠎⠁⠙⠧⠁⠝⠞⠁⠛⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠊⠍⠁⠛⠊⠝⠁⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠍⠑⠀
⠠⠺⠗⠊⠞⠊⠝⠛⠲⠤⠤⠠⠊⠙⠑⠁⠎⠀⠀⠋⠥⠗⠝⠊⠎⠓⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠊⠍⠁⠛⠊⠝⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠝⠕⠀⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀⠽⠕⠥⠗⠀⠕⠺⠝⠀⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀
⠁⠗⠑⠀⠞⠓⠕⠎⠑⠀⠋⠥⠗⠝⠊⠎⠓⠑⠙⠀⠀⠃⠽⠀⠑⠭⠏⠑⠗⠊⠑⠝⠉⠑⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀⠋⠗⠑⠑⠙⠕⠍⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠓⠕⠊⠉⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠇⠁⠝⠛⠥⠁⠛⠑⠀⠏⠗⠑⠧⠁⠊⠇⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠎⠥⠉⠓⠀⠊⠙⠑⠁⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠂⠀
⠓⠕⠺⠑⠧⠑⠗⠂⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠇⠊⠅⠑⠇⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠎⠕⠀⠉⠇⠑⠁⠗⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
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