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A manual of pronunciation ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠉⠕⠝⠋⠥⠎⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠠⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠉⠑⠗⠞⠁⠊⠝⠇⠽⠀⠙⠑⠎⠊⠗⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠞⠕
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⠁⠏⠏⠗⠑⠉⠊⠁⠞⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠑⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠞⠑⠁⠉⠓⠑⠗⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀
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