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Composition-Rhetoric ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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