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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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⠝⠕⠎⠞⠊⠶⠀⠇⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠊⠃⠥⠎⠀⠙⠊⠥⠀⠝⠕⠝⠀⠊⠝⠞⠑⠗⠋⠥⠊⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠉⠓⠗⠊⠎⠞⠊⠁⠝⠥⠎⠲⠀⠤⠤⠀⠠⠑⠍⠁⠝⠑⠗⠑⠎⠀⠊⠙⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠉⠕⠗⠝⠑⠇⠊⠥⠎⠲⠀⠤⠤⠀⠠⠊⠞⠁⠂⠀⠟⠥⠊⠁⠀⠍⠁⠇⠀⠍⠊⠓⠊⠀⠍⠑⠞⠥⠀
⠋⠑⠗⠥⠇⠁⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠉⠓⠗⠊⠎⠞⠊⠁⠝⠥⠎⠲⠀⠤⠤⠀⠠⠝⠕⠝⠀⠑⠎⠞⠀
⠞⠊⠃⠊⠀⠟⠥⠊⠙⠀⠉⠕⠍⠍⠑⠝⠞⠊⠂⠀⠟⠥⠕⠀⠞⠑⠀⠑⠭⠉⠥⠎⠑⠎⠦⠀⠀⠀⠀
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⠗⠑⠉⠕⠝⠉⠊⠇⠊⠑⠞⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠉⠓⠗⠊⠎⠞⠊⠁⠝⠥⠎⠲⠀⠤⠤⠀⠠⠊⠙⠀
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