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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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