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An Outline of English Speech-craft ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠶⠋⠗⠕⠍⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠉⠁⠎⠑⠶⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠉⠁⠎⠑⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠎⠳⠗⠉⠑⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀
⠐⠞⠤⠞⠁⠅⠬⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠃⠝⠕⠗⠍⠁⠇⠲⠀⠠⠥⠝⠩⠁⠏⠑⠇⠽⠂⠀⠟⠥⠑⠻⠀⠷
⠀⠩⠁⠏⠑⠂⠀⠕⠙⠙⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠃⠗⠁⠙⠑⠲⠀⠠⠞⠕⠀⠿⠋⠗⠁⠽⠂⠀
⠿⠋⠗⠑⠞⠲⠀⠠⠿⠀⠿⠤⠀⠎⠑⠑⠀⠠⠿⠤⠀⠓⠻⠑⠁⠋⠞⠻⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠃⠎⠊⠌⠲
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⠠⠁⠃⠎⠕⠇⠥⠞⠑⠲⠀⠠⠡⠑⠉⠅⠇⠑⠎⠎⠂⠀⠋⠗⠑⠫⠀⠕⠗⠀⠇⠕⠕⠎⠢⠫⠀⠋⠀
⠡⠑⠉⠅⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠃⠎⠕⠇⠧⠑⠲⠀⠠⠞⠕⠀⠿⠋⠗⠑⠑⠤⠑⠝⠂⠀
⠿⠇⠕⠕⠎⠢⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠃⠌⠗⠁⠉⠞⠀⠶⠔⠀⠎⠏⠑⠑⠡⠤⠉⠗⠁⠋⠞⠶⠲⠀
⠠⠥⠝⠍⠁⠞⠞⠻⠇⠽⠂⠀⠝⠀⠷⠀⠍⠁⠞⠞⠻⠇⠽⠀⠿⠍⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀
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⠠⠁⠉⠉⠢⠞⠲⠀⠠⠘⠺⠤⠌⠗⠁⠔⠂⠀⠁⠀⠌⠗⠁⠔⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠧⠕⠊⠉⠑⠂⠀
⠓⠊⠛⠓⠻⠀⠕⠗⠀⠇⠪⠻⠂⠀⠕⠝⠀⠁⠀⠀⠃⠗⠑⠁⠹⠤⠎⠳⠝⠙⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀
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⠠⠁⠉⠉⠥⠎⠁⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀⠶⠉⠁⠎⠑⠶⠲⠀⠠⠑⠝⠙⠤⠉⠁⠎⠑⠂⠀⠮⠀⠉⠁⠎⠑⠀⠷⠀
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⠠⠁⠉⠑⠏⠓⠁⠇⠳⠎⠲⠀⠠⠓⠑⠁⠙⠇⠑⠎⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠉⠳⠌⠊⠉⠎⠲⠀
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⠠⠹⠬⠤⠍⠜⠅⠺⠕⠗⠙⠂⠀⠍⠜⠅⠤⠘⠺⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠙⠥⠇⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀

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