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Delight and power in speech ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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