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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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