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Proverbs and Their Lessons ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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