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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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