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The Builders ⠃⠗⠋ 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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