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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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