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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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