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,8! mo/ atroci\s ( maladies0' fills a
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rais$ type & made 8 liv+ 4till+
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8surpris+ memory = s.ds0 & voices1 ( 8
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= any"o 6p]cv1 7 virtu,y hi45 f me4
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^? ( u :o h si<t >e1 9 "s ways1
depriv$ 0x4 8,in return = all !
b5efits t si<t br+s we >e =c$ 6give up
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possibil;y = bl /ud5ts :o >e (t5
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! gr\p's #bjad l1d]%ip 3f];e4 ,pa/
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& report+ sci5tific 9=m,n = /ud5ts :o
h l[ vi.n or >e bl4
  ,"s ( xs 9nov,ns 9clude ,talk+
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,app1 : (f]s audi# or tactile
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,adapt,n ,support ,program1 a
subscrip;n s]vice t equips $ucators )
an a3essi# laboratory 5viron;t4
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alumnus4 ,s9ce ! f/ product 0 laun*$1
,su
palo's t1m has sold hundr$s ( units
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: co/s f ab 4#aj 6s"eal hundr$ doll>s4
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( field rese>* 9 : prototypes 7 put 9
! h&s ( bl & visu,y impair$ /ud5ts4
  8,we want$ 6%[ t giv+ bl /ud5ts !
abil;y 6collect _! [n quantifia# data
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fail$ 6provide a3essi# textbooks &
c\rse mat]ials4
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