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Elocution Simplified ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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