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Practical recitations ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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