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Hand-book of punctuation ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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