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Practical recitations ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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