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Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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