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Elocution Simplified ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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