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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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