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Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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