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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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