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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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⠎⠥⠛⠛⠑⠎⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠀⠑⠭⠏⠊⠁⠞⠕⠗⠽⠀⠎⠁⠉⠗⠊⠋⠊⠉⠑⠎⠀⠀
⠑⠭⠏⠇⠊⠉⠊⠞⠀⠊⠝⠚⠥⠝⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠀⠑⠭⠏⠇⠕⠎⠊⠧⠑⠀⠧⠊⠕⠇⠑⠝⠉⠑⠀
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