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

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