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The Verbalist ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

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

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