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Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠙⠊⠎⠞⠗⠁⠉⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠃⠁⠃⠃⠇⠑⠀⠀⠙⠊⠎⠞⠗⠁⠥⠛⠓⠞⠀⠁⠊⠗⠀⠀
⠙⠊⠎⠞⠗⠑⠎⠎⠊⠝⠛⠀⠇⠁⠭⠊⠞⠽⠀⠀⠙⠊⠎⠞⠥⠗⠃⠑⠙⠀⠑⠟⠥⠁⠝⠊⠍⠊⠞⠽
⠀⠀⠙⠊⠥⠗⠝⠁⠇⠀⠗⠕⠞⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠀⠙⠊⠧⠑⠗⠛⠑⠝⠞⠀
⠉⠁⠇⠉⠥⠇⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠀⠙⠊⠧⠑⠗⠎⠊⠋⠊⠑⠙⠀⠁⠞⠞⠗⠊⠃⠥⠞⠑⠎⠀⠀
⠙⠊⠧⠑⠗⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠊⠝⠞⠑⠗⠑⠎⠞⠎⠀⠀⠙⠊⠧⠊⠝⠑⠀
⠏⠕⠞⠑⠝⠞⠊⠁⠇⠊⠞⠊⠑⠎⠀⠀⠙⠊⠵⠵⠽⠀⠏⠗⠑⠉⠊⠏⠊⠉⠑⠀⠀
⠙⠕⠉⠥⠍⠑⠝⠞⠁⠗⠽⠀⠑⠧⠊⠙⠑⠝⠉⠑⠀⠀⠙⠕⠛⠛⠑⠙⠀
⠙⠑⠞⠑⠗⠍⠊⠝⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠀⠙⠕⠛⠛⠑⠗⠑⠇⠀⠑⠭⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠙⠕⠛⠛⠑⠗⠑⠇⠀⠀⠉⠗⠥⠙⠑⠂⠀⠓⠥⠍⠕⠗⠕⠥⠎⠀⠧⠑⠗⠎⠑⠀⠀
⠙⠕⠛⠍⠁⠞⠊⠉⠀⠁⠎⠎⠥⠗⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠀⠙⠕⠇⠑⠋⠥⠇⠀⠋⠕⠗⠑⠃⠕⠙⠊⠝⠛⠎⠀
⠙⠕⠍⠑⠎⠞⠊⠉⠀⠑⠝⠙⠑⠁⠗⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠀⠙⠕⠍⠊⠝⠁⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀
⠊⠝⠋⠇⠥⠑⠝⠉⠑⠀⠀⠙⠕⠍⠊⠝⠑⠑⠗⠊⠝⠛⠀⠊⠝⠎⠕⠇⠑⠝⠉⠑⠀⠀
⠙⠕⠗⠍⠁⠝⠞⠀⠉⠁⠏⠁⠉⠊⠞⠊⠑⠎⠀⠀⠙⠕⠥⠃⠇⠽⠀⠕⠙⠊⠕⠥⠎⠀⠀
⠙⠕⠥⠃⠞⠋⠥⠇⠀⠁⠥⠞⠓⠑⠝⠞⠊⠉⠊⠞⠽⠀⠀⠙⠕⠺⠝⠗⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀
⠝⠕⠝⠎⠑⠝⠎⠑⠀⠀⠙⠕⠺⠝⠞⠗⠕⠙⠙⠑⠝⠀⠙⠗⠥⠙⠛⠑⠀⠀⠙⠗⠁⠃⠀
⠁⠏⠕⠇⠕⠛⠽⠀⠀⠙⠗⠁⠍⠁⠞⠊⠉⠀⠇⠊⠧⠑⠇⠊⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠀⠙⠗⠁⠎⠞⠊⠉⠀
⠁⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠀⠙⠗⠑⠁⠙⠀⠏⠗⠑⠎⠑⠝⠉⠑⠀⠀⠙⠗⠑⠁⠍⠊⠝⠛⠀
⠁⠙⠧⠑⠝⠞⠥⠗⠑⠗⠀⠀⠙⠗⠑⠁⠍⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀⠗⠑⠎⠞⠀⠀⠙⠗⠑⠁⠗⠽⠀
⠙⠊⠎⠗⠑⠇⠊⠎⠓⠀⠀⠙⠗⠕⠇⠇⠀⠊⠝⠉⠕⠝⠛⠗⠥⠊⠞⠽⠀⠀⠙⠗⠕⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀
⠺⠕⠗⠇⠙⠀⠀⠙⠗⠕⠺⠎⠽⠀⠞⠗⠁⠝⠟⠥⠊⠇⠇⠊⠞⠽⠀⠀⠙⠥⠃⠊⠕⠥⠎⠀
⠎⠥⠉⠉⠑⠎⠎⠀⠀⠙⠥⠉⠞⠊⠇⠑⠀⠇⠁⠝⠛⠥⠁⠛⠑⠀⠀⠙⠥⠇⠉⠑⠞⠀⠞⠕⠝⠑⠀⠀
⠙⠥⠇⠇⠀⠁⠧⠑⠗⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠀⠙⠥⠍⠃⠀⠎⠥⠗⠏⠗⠊⠎⠑⠀⠀
⠙⠥⠍⠃⠋⠕⠥⠝⠙⠑⠙⠀⠁⠍⠁⠵⠑⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠀⠙⠥⠗⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀
⠊⠍⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠀⠙⠥⠎⠅⠽⠀⠕⠃⠎⠉⠥⠗⠊⠞⠽⠀⠀⠙⠥⠞⠊⠋⠥⠇⠀
⠉⠕⠍⠏⠇⠊⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠀⠙⠽⠝⠁⠍⠊⠉⠀⠑⠝⠑⠗⠛⠽⠀⠀⠙⠽⠝⠁⠎⠞⠊⠉⠀

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