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English: Composition and Literature ⠃⠗⠋ 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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