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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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