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English Prose ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠏⠇⠑⠁⠎⠥⠗⠑⠎⠀⠑⠝⠚⠕⠽⠫⠀⠞⠕⠕⠀⠎⠕⠕⠝⠂⠀⠭⠀⠀⠸⠓⠀
⠍⠁⠙⠑⠀⠍⠑⠀⠃⠇⠁⠎⠀⠯⠀⠊⠝⠙⠊⠋⠋⠻⠢⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠏⠥⠗⠎⠥⠊⠞⠲⠀
⠠⠹⠥⠎⠀⠝⠑⠊⠮⠗⠀⠎⠑⠇⠋⠊⠩⠀⠀⠝⠕⠗⠀⠥⠝⠎⠑⠇⠋⠊⠩⠀
⠏⠇⠑⠁⠎⠥⠗⠑⠎⠀⠶⠀⠏⠇⠑⠁⠎⠥⠗⠑⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠍⠑⠲⠀⠠⠯⠀⠮⠗⠑⠀
⠎⠑⠑⠍⠫⠀⠝⠕⠀⠏⠪⠻⠀⠀⠔⠀⠝⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀⠎⠥⠋⠋⠊⠉⠊⠢⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠛⠔
⠀⠮⠀⠿⠍⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀⠍⠽⠀⠐⠡⠀⠁⠝⠑⠺⠂⠀⠯⠀⠀⠉⠗⠑⠁⠞⠑⠀⠔⠀⠁⠀
⠍⠔⠙⠀⠝⠪⠀⠊⠗⠗⠑⠞⠗⠊⠑⠧⠁⠃⠇⠽⠀⠁⠝⠁⠇⠽⠞⠊⠉⠂⠀⠋⠗⠑⠩⠀
⠁⠎⠎⠕⠉⠊⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠷⠀⠀⠏⠇⠑⠁⠎⠥⠗⠑⠀⠾⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀
⠕⠃⠚⠑⠉⠞⠎⠀⠷⠀⠓⠥⠍⠁⠝⠀⠙⠑⠎⠊⠗⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠘⠮⠀⠶⠀⠮⠀
⠹⠳⠛⠓⠞⠎⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠍⠬⠇⠫⠀⠾⠀⠮⠀⠙⠗⠽⠀⠓⠑⠁⠧⠽⠀⠙⠑⠚⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀
⠷⠀⠀⠮⠀⠍⠑⠇⠁⠝⠡⠕⠇⠽⠀⠺⠔⠞⠻⠀⠷⠀⠼⠁⠓⠃⠋⠤⠛⠲⠀⠠⠙⠥⠗⠬⠀⠹⠊⠎
⠀⠐⠞⠀⠠⠊⠀⠴⠀⠝⠀⠊⠝⠉⠁⠏⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠷⠀⠀⠍⠽⠀⠥⠎⠥⠁⠇⠀
⠕⠉⠉⠥⠏⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠲⠀⠠⠊⠀⠺⠢⠞⠀⠕⠝⠀⠾⠀⠮⠍⠀⠍⠑⠡⠁⠝⠊⠉⠁⠇⠇⠽⠂
⠀⠃⠽⠀⠮⠀⠍⠻⠑⠀⠀⠿⠉⠑⠀⠷⠀⠓⠁⠃⠊⠞⠲⠀⠠⠊⠀⠸⠓⠀⠃⠑⠢⠀⠎⠀
⠙⠗⠊⠇⠇⠫⠀⠔⠀⠁⠀⠉⠻⠞⠁⠔⠀⠎⠕⠗⠞⠀⠷⠀⠍⠢⠞⠁⠇⠀⠀⠑⠭⠻⠉⠊⠎⠑⠂⠀
⠞⠀⠠⠊⠀⠉⠳⠇⠙⠀⠌⠊⠇⠇⠀⠉⠜⠗⠽⠀⠭⠀⠕⠝⠀⠱⠢⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠮⠀⠸⠎⠀⠸⠓⠀
⠛⠕⠝⠑⠀⠀⠕⠥⠞⠀⠷⠀⠭⠲⠀⠠⠊⠀⠑⠧⠢⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠕⠎⠫⠀⠯⠀⠎⠏⠕⠅⠑⠀
⠎⠑⠧⠻⠁⠇⠀⠎⠏⠑⠑⠡⠑⠎⠀⠁⠞⠀⠮⠀⠙⠑⠃⠁⠞⠬⠀⠀⠎⠕⠉⠊⠑⠞⠽⠂⠀⠓⠪⠂
⠀⠕⠗⠀⠾⠀⠱⠁⠞⠀⠙⠑⠛⠗⠑⠑⠀⠷⠀⠎⠥⠉⠉⠑⠎⠎⠂⠀⠠⠊⠀⠐⠅⠀⠝⠲⠀⠠⠷⠀
⠋⠳⠗⠀⠽⠑⠜⠎⠄⠀⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠔⠥⠁⠇⠀⠎⠏⠑⠁⠅⠬⠀⠁⠞⠀⠞⠀⠎⠕⠉⠊⠑⠞⠽⠂
⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀⠊⠎⠀⠮⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠽⠑⠜⠀⠷⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠠⠊⠀⠀⠗⠑⠍⠑⠍⠃⠻⠀
⠝⠑⠭⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠝⠕⠹⠬⠲⠀⠠⠞⠺⠕⠀⠇⠔⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀⠠⠉⠕⠇⠻⠊⠙⠛⠑⠂⠀⠔⠀
⠱⠕⠍⠀⠁⠇⠕⠝⠑⠀⠷⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠀⠺⠗⠊⠞⠻⠎⠀⠠⠊⠀⠓⠀⠋⠳⠝⠙⠀⠁⠀⠞⠗⠥⠑
⠀⠙⠑⠎⠉⠗⠊⠏⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀⠱⠁⠞⠀⠠⠊⠀⠋⠑⠇⠞⠂⠀⠶⠀⠷⠞⠢⠀⠔⠀⠍⠽⠀⠀
⠹⠳⠛⠓⠞⠎⠂⠀⠝⠀⠁⠞⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀⠐⠞⠀⠶⠿⠀⠠⠊⠀⠸⠓⠀⠝⠑⠧⠻⠀⠗⠑⠁⠙⠀

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