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La mer ⠃⠗⠋ 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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