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Beadle's Dime National Speaker, Embodying Gems of Oratory and Wit, Particularly Adapted to American Schools and Firesides ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠍⠊⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀⠋⠁⠊⠞⠓⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠀⠇⠁⠃⠕⠗⠎⠂⠀⠁⠎⠀
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⠏⠗⠕⠏⠓⠑⠞⠎⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠏⠗⠊⠑⠎⠞⠎⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠗⠥⠇⠑⠗⠎⠂⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓
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⠑⠁⠗⠞⠓⠲⠀⠠⠊⠞⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠗⠑⠎⠞⠕⠗⠑⠀⠥⠎⠀⠁⠀⠠⠛⠕⠧⠑⠗⠝⠍⠑⠝⠞
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⠠⠉⠗⠑⠁⠞⠕⠗⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠕⠺⠁⠗⠙⠀⠑⠁⠉⠓⠀⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠂⠀⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀
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