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Civics and Health ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠠⠠⠓⠑⠁⠇⠞⠓⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠉⠛⠓⠀⠀⠀⠀
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⠀⠠⠠⠎⠑⠭⠀⠠⠠⠓⠽⠛⠊⠑⠝⠑⠀⠠⠠⠏⠗⠁⠉⠞⠊⠉⠁⠃⠇⠑⠦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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⠠⠠⠝⠁⠞⠥⠗⠁⠇⠀⠠⠠⠇⠁⠺⠀⠠⠠⠊⠎⠀⠠⠠⠁⠎⠀⠠⠠⠎⠁⠉⠗⠑⠙⠀⠠⠠⠁⠎⠀
⠠⠁⠀⠠⠠⠍⠕⠗⠁⠇⠀⠠⠠⠏⠗⠊⠝⠉⠊⠏⠇⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠉⠊⠓⠀⠀⠀⠀
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