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English Prose ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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