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Public Speaking ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

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⠀⠍⠥⠎⠞⠀⠎⠇⠕⠺⠇⠽⠀⠥⠝⠋⠕⠇⠙⠂⠀⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠓⠑⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠓⠁⠝⠙⠇⠑⠀
⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠇⠽⠂⠀⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠓⠑⠀⠍⠥⠎⠞⠀⠞⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠎⠑⠗⠊⠕⠥⠎⠇⠽⠆⠀
⠊⠝⠀⠎⠓⠕⠗⠞⠂⠀⠓⠑⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠍⠁⠅⠑⠀⠁⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠎⠏⠑⠑⠉⠓⠲⠀
⠠⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠍⠁⠝⠝⠑⠗⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠊⠙⠑⠁⠇⠀⠞⠕⠺⠁⠗⠙⠎⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀
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⠎⠞⠗⠊⠧⠑⠲⠀⠀⠠⠁⠞⠞⠗⠊⠃⠥⠞⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠎⠏⠑⠁⠅⠑⠗⠲⠀
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⠁⠊⠙⠀⠕⠗⠀⠍⠁⠗⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠎⠏⠑⠑⠉⠓⠲⠀⠠⠁⠍⠕⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠕⠎⠑⠀
⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠓⠑⠇⠏⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠎⠊⠝⠉⠑⠗⠊⠞⠽⠂⠀⠑⠁⠗⠝⠑⠎⠞⠝⠑⠎⠎⠂⠀
⠎⠊⠍⠏⠇⠊⠉⠊⠞⠽⠂⠀⠋⠁⠊⠗⠝⠑⠎⠎⠂⠀⠎⠑⠇⠋⠤⠉⠕⠝⠞⠗⠕⠇⠂⠀
⠎⠑⠝⠎⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠓⠥⠍⠕⠗⠂⠀⠎⠽⠍⠏⠁⠞⠓⠽⠲⠀⠠⠁⠇⠇⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀
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⠠⠚⠕⠓⠝⠀⠠⠃⠗⠊⠛⠓⠞⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠁⠍⠕⠥⠎⠀⠠⠑⠝⠛⠇⠊⠎⠓⠀
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⠠⠓⠊⠎⠀⠎⠞⠽⠇⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠎⠏⠑⠁⠅⠊⠝⠛⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠑⠭⠁⠉⠞⠇⠽⠀⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀
⠁⠀⠉⠕⠝⠧⠑⠝⠞⠊⠕⠝⠁⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠑⠍⠁⠛⠕⠛⠥⠑⠄⠎⠀⠕⠥⠛⠓⠞⠀⠝⠕⠞
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⠕⠗⠝⠁⠍⠑⠝⠞⠲⠀⠠⠊⠞⠀⠝⠑⠧⠑⠗⠀⠛⠥⠎⠓⠑⠙⠀⠕⠗⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠋⠕⠁⠍⠑⠙⠲⠀⠠⠊⠞⠀⠝⠑⠧⠑⠗⠀⠁⠇⠇⠕⠺⠑⠙⠀⠊⠞⠎⠑⠇⠋⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀
⠍⠁⠎⠞⠑⠗⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠏⠁⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠊⠗⠎⠞⠀
⠏⠑⠉⠥⠇⠊⠁⠗⠊⠞⠽⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠎⠞⠗⠥⠉⠅⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠊⠎⠞⠑⠝⠑⠗⠀⠺⠁⠎

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