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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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