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English Prose ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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