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Practical recitations ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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