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The Beautiful Necessity ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠋⠕⠉⠊⠂⠀⠀⠯⠀⠮⠀⠠⠏⠁⠝⠮⠕⠝⠂⠀⠃⠁⠎⠫⠀⠘⠥⠀⠮⠀⠉⠊⠗⠉⠇⠑⠂⠀⠁⠀
⠋⠊⠛⠥⠗⠑⠀⠛⠢⠻⠁⠞⠫⠀⠋⠀⠁⠀⠀⠉⠢⠞⠗⠁⠇⠀⠏⠕⠔⠞⠂⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀
⠋⠁⠍⠊⠇⠊⠜⠀⠑⠭⠁⠍⠏⠇⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠙⠊⠌⠔⠉⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀
⠡⠜⠁⠉⠞⠻⠊⠌⠊⠉⠀⠀⠷⠀⠠⠛⠕⠹⠊⠉⠀⠉⠕⠝⠌⠗⠥⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠮⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠉⠢⠞⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠗⠀⠋⠕⠉⠁⠇⠊⠵⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠀⠺⠑⠊⠛⠓⠞
⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠧⠁⠥⠇⠞⠎⠀⠯⠀⠁⠗⠡⠑⠎⠀⠁⠞⠀⠉⠻⠞⠁⠔⠀⠏⠕⠔⠞⠎⠂⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠁⠝⠕⠮⠗⠀⠀⠊⠇⠇⠥⠌⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀⠏⠗⠔⠉⠊⠏⠇⠑⠀
⠁⠏⠏⠇⠊⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠗⠡⠊⠞⠑⠉⠞⠥⠗⠑⠂⠀⠀⠃⠑⠁⠥⠞⠊⠋⠥⠇⠇⠽⠀
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⠉⠁⠮⠙⠗⠁⠇⠂⠀⠱⠻⠑⠀⠀⠮⠀⠇⠔⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠏⠇⠁⠝⠀⠉⠕⠝⠧⠻⠛⠑⠀⠞⠕
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⠍⠑⠑⠞⠀⠘⠥⠀⠮⠀⠉⠁⠏⠊⠞⠁⠇⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠏⠊⠻⠎⠀⠯⠀⠉⠕⠇⠥⠍⠝⠎⠂⠀
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⠠⠊⠇⠇⠥⠌⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠼⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠇⠇⠥⠌⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠼⠉⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀
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