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

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