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Practical recitations ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠑⠝⠞⠇⠑⠀⠍⠊⠎⠞⠗⠑⠎⠎⠂⠀⠓⠑⠀⠎⠏⠕⠅⠑⠀⠎⠥⠉⠓⠀⠺⠕⠗⠙⠎
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⠁⠙⠧⠑⠝⠞⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠚⠕⠽⠕⠥⠎⠀⠓⠑⠁⠗⠞⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠝⠀
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