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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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