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A Retrospect ⠃⠗⠋ 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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