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An Outline of English Speech-craft ⠃⠗⠋ 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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