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The Builders ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠃⠑⠇⠊⠎⠅⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠗⠑⠍⠕⠧⠑⠙⠂⠀⠝⠕⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠉⠁⠝⠀
⠞⠑⠇⠇⠲⠀⠠⠝⠑⠧⠑⠗⠞⠓⠑⠇⠑⠎⠎⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠂⠀
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⠍⠽⠎⠞⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠋⠁⠊⠞⠓⠂⠀⠕⠋⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀
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