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+# includes return type definition returning a list of strings
+def ReadData() -> list[str]:
+    with open("Data.txt", 'r') as file:
+        # Uses a Python list syntax to collect all lines, 
+        # trim newline character, and assign to new lines variable
+        lines = [line.strip('\n') for line in file.readlines()]
+        return lines
+def FormatArray(string_array: list[str]) -> str:
+    # uses the str.join(iterator) built-in function for the str type
+    return " ".join(string_array)
+
+data = ReadData()
+print(FormatArray(data))
+
+def CompareStrings(first: str, second: str) -> int:
+    smallest = len(first) if len(first) < len(second) else len(second)
+    for i in range(smallest):
+        if first[i] < second[i]:
+            return 1
+        elif first[i] > second[i]:
+            return 2
+# type definitions for parameter and return value
+# takes a list of strings, returns a list of strings
+def Bubble(string_array: list[str]) -> list[str]:
+    for i in range(len(string_array)):
+        # have moved largest value to the end, shrink sort range by 1 each time
+        for j in range(len(string_array) - i - 1):
+            result = CompareStrings(string_array[j], string_array[j+1])
+            # if the two strings are in the wrong order
+            if result == 2:
+                swap = string_array[j+1]
+                string_array[j+1] = string_array[j]
+                string_array[j] = swap
+    return string_array
+sorted_array = Bubble(data)
+print(FormatArray(sorted_array))
+\ No newline at end of file