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Beaver: An Alphabet of Typical Specimens ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition
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⠠⠝⠕⠞⠑⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠁⠀⠞⠑⠗⠍⠊⠝⠁⠇⠀⠠⠑⠎⠎⠁⠽⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀ ⠠⠍⠁⠝⠝⠑⠗⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠠⠉⠥⠎⠞⠕⠍⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠃⠑⠁⠧⠑⠗⠊⠝⠛⠀ ⠠⠍⠑⠝⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠇⠕⠝⠙⠕⠝⠒⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠲⠀⠠⠠⠺⠑⠗⠝⠑⠗⠀ ⠠⠠⠇⠁⠥⠗⠊⠑⠂⠀⠠⠠⠇⠞⠙⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠉⠚⠂⠀⠠⠠⠝⠑⠺⠀ ⠠⠠⠃⠗⠊⠙⠛⠑⠀⠠⠠⠎⠞⠗⠑⠑⠞⠂⠀⠠⠑⠲⠠⠉⠲⠀⠼⠙⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠠⠁⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠊⠎⠀⠠⠠⠁⠝⠀⠠⠠⠁⠙⠍⠊⠗⠁⠇⠤⠠⠠⠃⠑⠁⠧⠑⠗⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠠⠊⠇⠇⠥⠎⠞⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠒⠀⠠⠁⠙⠍⠊⠗⠁⠇⠤⠠⠃⠑⠁⠧⠑⠗⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀ ⠎⠏⠑⠉⠊⠍⠑⠝⠀⠍⠕⠥⠝⠞⠑⠙⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠽⠏⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠁⠞ ⠀⠊⠎⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠂⠀⠓⠁⠗⠎⠓⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠀⠎⠊⠇⠅⠽⠂⠀⠁⠀⠉⠕⠍⠍⠕⠝ ⠀⠋⠁⠥⠇⠞⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠎⠑⠀⠗⠕⠥⠛⠓⠤⠓⠁⠊⠗⠑⠙⠀⠑⠭⠁⠍⠏⠇⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀ ⠠⠁⠝⠀⠠⠁⠙⠍⠊⠗⠁⠇⠤⠠⠅⠊⠝⠛⠤⠠⠃⠑⠁⠧⠑⠗⠀⠊⠎⠀ ⠥⠝⠞⠓⠊⠝⠅⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠲⠲⠲⠀⠦⠙⠑⠗⠕⠛⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠛⠕⠙⠄⠎⠀ ⠓⠕⠝⠕⠥⠗⠂⠴⠀⠀⠑⠞⠉⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠏⠕⠗⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀ ⠙⠑⠎⠑⠗⠧⠑⠙⠇⠽⠀⠏⠕⠏⠥⠇⠁⠗⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠎⠑⠗⠧⠊⠉⠑⠂⠀⠊⠞⠀ ⠊⠎⠀⠁⠞⠞⠑⠝⠙⠑⠙⠀⠀⠃⠽⠀⠊⠝⠋⠊⠝⠊⠞⠑⠀⠗⠊⠎⠅⠀⠎⠓⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑ ⠀⠎⠏⠑⠉⠊⠍⠑⠝⠀⠃⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠓⠊⠛⠓⠑⠗⠀⠗⠁⠝⠅⠀⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀ ⠏⠇⠁⠽⠑⠗⠎⠲⠀⠠⠅⠲⠀⠠⠗⠲⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠠⠁⠲⠀⠠⠊⠲⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠁⠊⠝⠀⠝⠕⠀ ⠙⠑⠋⠊⠝⠊⠞⠑⠀⠗⠥⠇⠊⠝⠛⠀⠁⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠑⠛⠁⠇⠊⠞⠽⠀⠀⠕⠗⠀ ⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠺⠊⠎⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠁⠍⠑⠂⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠁⠀ ⠠⠉⠕⠥⠗⠞⠤⠠⠍⠁⠗⠞⠊⠁⠇⠀⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠏⠗⠕⠃⠁⠃⠇⠽⠀⠞⠗⠊⠏⠀⠁⠝⠀⠀ ⠥⠝⠇⠥⠉⠅⠽⠀⠏⠇⠁⠽⠑⠗⠀⠕⠝⠀⠦⠉⠕⠝⠙⠥⠉⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀ ⠏⠗⠑⠚⠥⠙⠊⠉⠑⠂⠴⠀⠑⠞⠉⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠝⠀⠉⠊⠧⠊⠇⠀⠇⠊⠋⠑⠀⠶⠁⠝⠙⠀ ⠏⠇⠁⠊⠝⠀⠉⠇⠕⠞⠓⠑⠎⠶⠀⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠍⠕⠎⠞⠀⠥⠝⠥⠎⠥⠁⠇⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀ ⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠀⠎⠉⠕⠗⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠎⠑⠀⠎⠏⠑⠉⠊⠍⠑⠝⠎⠂⠀⠓⠑⠝⠉⠑⠀ ⠞⠓⠑⠀⠙⠊⠋⠋⠑⠗⠑⠝⠞⠀⠧⠁⠇⠥⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠗⠑⠁⠗⠤⠠⠁⠙⠍⠊⠗⠁⠇⠎⠂
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