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Short story writing ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀⠍⠊⠝⠙⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠊⠝⠞⠑⠗⠑⠎⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠊⠙⠑⠁⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓
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