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The Philistine ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

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

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