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Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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