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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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