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