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The Silent Bullet ⠃⠗⠋ 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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