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Run-Length Encoding (RLE) is a lossless compression technique that reduces file sizes by replacing consecutive repeating characters (runs) with a count and a single instance of the character. For example, the sequence AAAAABBBCC is represented as 5A3B2C.

Explain why applying RLE to a standard English text file (such as a book or a school essay) is generally ineffective and can actually increase the overall file size.

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