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Philistine and genius ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition
Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.
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⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠊⠝⠙⠑⠏⠑⠝⠙⠑⠝⠞⠀⠞⠓⠊⠝⠅⠑⠗⠎⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠝⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀ ⠊⠎⠀⠊⠝⠀⠙⠁⠝⠛⠑⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀⠋⠁⠎⠞⠀⠀⠃⠑⠉⠕⠍⠊⠝⠛⠀⠁⠀⠉⠗⠕⠺⠙⠀ ⠕⠋⠀⠺⠑⠇⠇⠤⠙⠗⠊⠇⠇⠑⠙⠂⠀⠺⠑⠇⠇⠤⠙⠊⠎⠉⠊⠏⠇⠊⠝⠑⠙⠂⠀ ⠉⠕⠍⠍⠕⠝⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠀⠀⠊⠝⠙⠊⠧⠊⠙⠥⠁⠇⠎⠂⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠎⠞⠗⠕⠝⠛⠀ ⠏⠓⠊⠇⠊⠎⠞⠊⠝⠑⠀⠓⠁⠃⠊⠞⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠝⠕⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀ ⠓⠕⠏⠑⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀⠀⠍⠑⠙⠊⠕⠉⠗⠊⠞⠽⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠝⠀⠇⠑⠧⠑⠇⠇⠊⠝⠛⠀ ⠑⠙⠥⠉⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠍⠑⠙⠊⠕⠉⠗⠊⠞⠽⠀⠺⠑⠀⠊⠍⠁⠛⠊⠝⠑⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀ ⠺⠑⠀⠥⠏⠓⠕⠇⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠙⠑⠍⠕⠉⠗⠁⠞⠊⠉⠀⠎⠏⠊⠗⠊⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀ ⠊⠝⠎⠞⠊⠞⠥⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠲⠀⠠⠕⠥⠗⠀⠠⠁⠍⠑⠗⠊⠉⠁⠝⠀ ⠎⠑⠝⠎⠊⠃⠊⠇⠊⠞⠊⠑⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠀⠎⠓⠕⠉⠅⠑⠙⠀⠺⠓⠑⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀ ⠏⠗⠑⠎⠊⠙⠑⠝⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀⠇⠑⠁⠙⠊⠝⠛⠀⠉⠕⠇⠇⠑⠛⠑⠎ ⠀⠙⠁⠗⠑⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠀⠗⠑⠉⠕⠍⠍⠑⠝⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠉⠕⠇⠇⠑⠛⠑⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞ ⠀⠊⠞⠀⠎⠓⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠉⠑⠁⠎⠑⠀⠉⠁⠞⠑⠗⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠧⠑⠗⠁⠛⠑ ⠀⠀⠎⠞⠥⠙⠑⠝⠞⠲⠀⠠⠺⠑⠀⠞⠓⠊⠝⠅⠀⠊⠞⠀⠥⠝⠤⠠⠁⠍⠑⠗⠊⠉⠁⠝⠂⠀ ⠗⠁⠝⠅⠀⠞⠗⠑⠁⠎⠕⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀⠙⠑⠍⠕⠉⠗⠁⠞⠊⠉⠀⠎⠏⠊⠗⠊⠞⠀⠀ ⠺⠓⠑⠝⠀⠁⠀⠉⠕⠇⠇⠑⠛⠑⠀⠏⠗⠑⠎⠊⠙⠑⠝⠞⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠥⠗⠁⠛⠑ ⠀⠞⠕⠀⠏⠗⠕⠉⠇⠁⠊⠍⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠗⠊⠝⠉⠊⠏⠇⠑⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠀⠦⠠⠞⠕⠀ ⠋⠕⠗⠍⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠊⠝⠙⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠉⠓⠁⠗⠁⠉⠞⠑⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠍⠁⠝⠀ ⠕⠋⠀⠍⠁⠗⠅⠑⠙⠀⠞⠁⠇⠑⠝⠞⠂⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠁⠽⠀⠀⠛⠑⠝⠊⠥⠎⠂⠀ ⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠃⠑⠀⠺⠕⠗⠞⠓⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠍⠍⠥⠝⠊⠞⠽⠀ ⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠓⠑⠀⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠎⠑⠗⠧⠑⠀⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠕⠥⠞⠊⠝⠑⠀ ⠞⠗⠁⠊⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀⠕⠋⠀⠓⠥⠝⠙⠗⠑⠙⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠥⠝⠙⠑⠗⠛⠗⠁⠙⠥⠁⠞⠑⠎⠲⠴ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠺⠑⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠕⠏⠞⠊⠍⠊⠎⠞⠊⠉⠂⠀⠺⠑⠀⠃⠑⠇⠊⠑⠧⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀ ⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠑⠗⠝⠊⠉⠊⠕⠥⠎⠀⠎⠥⠏⠑⠗⠎⠞⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠛⠑⠝⠊⠥⠎⠀ ⠝⠑⠑⠙⠎⠀⠝⠕⠀⠓⠑⠇⠏⠂⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠁⠇⠑⠝⠞⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠞⠁⠅⠑⠀
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