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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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