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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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