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The Faithful Steward ⠃⠗⠋ 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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