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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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