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Colloquia, sive Confabulationes tyronum literatorum ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠠⠑⠛⠕⠀⠉⠕⠝⠁⠃⠕⠗⠀⠥⠞⠀⠉⠁⠇⠊⠛⠁⠀⠍⠑⠁⠀⠇⠊⠛⠥⠇⠊⠎⠀⠎⠊⠝⠞⠀
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⠎⠕⠇⠧⠑⠗⠑⠦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠑⠗⠁⠎⠍⠥⠎⠲⠀⠤⠤⠀⠠⠝⠕⠝⠙⠥⠍⠀⠧⠊⠎⠥⠍⠀
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⠝⠁⠝⠉⠊⠎⠉⠑⠍⠥⠗⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠎⠑⠃⠁⠎⠞⠊⠁⠝⠥⠎⠲⠀⠤⠤⠀⠠⠎⠑⠍⠑⠇⠀
⠝⠕⠃⠊⠎⠀⠊⠝⠙⠥⠇⠛⠑⠃⠊⠞⠀⠏⠗⠉⠑⠏⠞⠕⠗⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠧⠊⠝⠁⠝⠙⠥⠎⠲
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