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Health and Education ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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