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Elementary Composition ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠋⠗⠊⠑⠝⠙⠀⠏⠥⠞⠀⠥⠏⠀⠁⠞⠀⠁⠀⠎⠍⠁⠇⠇⠀⠉⠕⠥⠝⠞⠗⠽⠀⠓⠕⠞⠑⠇⠲⠀
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⠇⠁⠝⠙⠇⠕⠗⠙⠀⠎⠁⠊⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠓⠊⠍⠂⠀⠠⠙⠊⠙⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠑⠝⠚⠕⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑
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⠃⠽⠀⠕⠥⠗⠎⠑⠇⠧⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠊⠝⠙⠑⠑⠙⠂⠀⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠇⠊⠋⠑⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀
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