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Elocution Simplified ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠎⠲⠀⠠⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠀⠀⠎⠑⠝⠞⠑⠝⠉⠑⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠕⠎⠑⠙⠀⠕⠋
⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠏⠓⠗⠁⠎⠑⠎⠒⠀⠠⠋⠑⠁⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠇⠕⠗⠙⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠙⠑⠏⠁⠗⠞⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠑⠧⠊⠇⠲⠀⠀⠠⠁⠀⠏⠕⠕⠗⠀⠗⠑⠁⠙⠊⠝⠛⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠃⠑⠂⠀⠠⠋⠑⠁⠗⠀⠶⠏⠁⠥⠎⠑⠶⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠇⠕⠗⠙⠂⠀
⠶⠏⠁⠥⠎⠑⠶⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠀⠙⠑⠏⠁⠗⠞⠀⠶⠏⠁⠥⠎⠑⠶⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠑⠧⠊⠇⠲⠀
⠠⠁⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠀⠗⠑⠁⠙⠊⠝⠛⠀⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠃⠑⠂⠀⠠⠋⠑⠁⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠠⠇⠕⠗⠙⠂⠀⠀⠶⠏⠁⠥⠎⠑⠶⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠙⠑⠏⠁⠗⠞⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠑⠧⠊⠇⠲⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠑⠍⠏⠓⠁⠎⠊⠎⠲⠤⠤⠠⠁⠎⠀⠊⠝⠀⠺⠕⠗⠙⠎⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀
⠏⠗⠊⠍⠁⠗⠽⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠑⠉⠕⠝⠙⠁⠗⠽⠀⠁⠉⠉⠑⠝⠞⠂⠀⠎⠕⠀⠊⠝⠀⠀
⠏⠓⠗⠁⠎⠑⠎⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠅⠝⠕⠺⠝⠀⠁⠎⠀
⠑⠍⠏⠓⠁⠎⠊⠎⠲⠀⠠⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠑⠝⠞⠑⠝⠉⠑⠀⠚⠥⠎⠞⠀⠛⠊⠧⠑⠝⠂⠀⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠕⠗⠙⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠍⠕⠎⠞⠀⠋⠕⠗⠉⠑⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀⠠⠇⠕⠗⠙
⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠑⠧⠊⠇⠆⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀⠀⠋⠕⠗⠉⠑⠂⠀⠋⠑⠁⠗⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠙⠑⠏⠁⠗⠞⠆⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑⠀⠕⠗⠀⠝⠕⠀⠋⠕⠗⠉⠑⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠂⠀⠀
⠁⠝⠙⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠲⠀⠠⠽⠕⠥⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠉⠁⠇⠇⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀
⠏⠗⠊⠍⠁⠗⠽⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠑⠉⠕⠝⠙⠁⠗⠽⠀⠑⠍⠏⠓⠁⠎⠊⠎⠂⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠏⠗⠊⠍⠁⠗⠽⠀⠓⠁⠧⠊⠝⠛⠂⠀⠁⠎⠀⠊⠝⠀⠁⠉⠉⠑⠝⠞⠂⠀⠍⠕⠎⠞⠀
⠋⠕⠗⠉⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠎⠑⠝⠞⠑⠝⠉⠑⠎⠲⠤⠤⠠⠞⠓⠑⠎⠑⠀⠏⠓⠗⠁⠎⠑⠎⠂⠀
⠕⠗⠀⠛⠗⠕⠥⠏⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠺⠕⠗⠙⠎⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠉⠕⠝⠝⠑⠉⠞⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝
⠀⠀⠊⠙⠑⠁⠂⠀⠍⠁⠅⠑⠀⠎⠑⠝⠞⠑⠝⠉⠑⠎⠆⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠁⠀⠎⠑⠝⠞⠑⠝⠉⠑⠀
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⠍⠁⠅⠑⠀⠺⠕⠗⠙⠎⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠺⠕⠗⠙⠎⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠁⠝⠀
⠁⠉⠉⠑⠝⠞⠑⠙⠀⠎⠽⠇⠇⠁⠃⠇⠑⠆⠀⠁⠎⠀⠺⠕⠗⠙⠎⠀⠍⠁⠅⠑⠀⠀
⠏⠓⠗⠁⠎⠑⠎⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠏⠓⠗⠁⠎⠑⠎⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠁⠝⠀
⠑⠍⠏⠓⠁⠞⠊⠉⠀⠺⠕⠗⠙⠒⠀⠎⠕⠂⠀⠊⠝⠀⠎⠑⠝⠞⠑⠝⠉⠑⠎⠀⠀

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