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    Helen Keller was a very bright and beautiful girl. When she was six months old, she could already say a few words. But before she was two years old, a serious illness visited her. She could not see or hear, and soon she could not talk. When she was six, her parents invited a teacher for her. She learned to read books for the blind people. She also learned to swim and ride a horse. After she grew up, she became a famous writer in America. Her first and most famous book isTheStoryofMyLife. Her story has brought hope to many blind and deaf people. It encouraged them to live and work.