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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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