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A Retrospect ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠠⠍⠜⠡⠂⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠎⠏⠗⠬⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠋⠕⠇⠇⠪⠬⠀⠽⠑⠜⠂⠀⠙⠊⠙⠀⠠⠊⠀
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⠗⠳⠛⠓⠀⠃⠑⠛⠔⠝⠬⠂⠀⠃⠀⠸⠍⠀⠸⠓⠀⠏⠗⠕⠍⠊⠎⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀⠗⠑⠍⠑⠍⠃⠻⠀
⠥⠀⠔⠀⠉⠕⠝⠌⠁⠝⠞⠀⠏⠗⠁⠽⠻⠲⠀⠠⠝⠕⠀⠎⠍⠁⠇⠇⠀⠉⠕⠍⠿⠞⠀⠴⠀
⠹⠊⠎⠆⠀⠿⠀⠺⠑⠀⠸⠓⠀⠎⠉⠜⠉⠑⠇⠽⠀⠇⠑⠋⠞⠀⠮⠀⠠⠍⠻⠎⠑⠽⠀⠱⠢⠀⠁⠀
⠧⠊⠕⠇⠢⠞⠀⠑⠟⠥⠔⠕⠉⠞⠊⠁⠇⠀⠛⠁⠇⠑⠀⠉⠁⠥⠛⠓⠞⠀⠥⠂⠀⠯⠀⠿⠀
⠞⠺⠑⠇⠧⠑⠀⠙⠁⠽⠎⠀⠺⠑⠀⠶⠀⠃⠑⠁⠞⠬⠀⠃⠁⠉⠅⠺⠜⠙⠎⠀⠯⠀⠿⠺⠜⠙⠎⠀
⠔⠀⠮⠀⠠⠊⠗⠊⠩⠀⠠⠡⠁⠝⠝⠑⠇⠂⠀⠥⠝⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠛⠑⠞⠀⠕⠥⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠎⠑⠁⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠛⠁⠇⠑⠀⠌⠑⠁⠙⠊⠇⠽⠀⠊⠝⠉⠗⠑⠁⠎⠫⠂⠀⠯⠀⠁⠋⠞⠻⠀
⠁⠇⠍⠕⠌⠀⠁⠀⠺⠑⠑⠅⠀⠺⠑⠀⠇⠁⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠿⠀⠁⠀⠐⠞⠆⠀⠃⠀⠙⠗⠊⠋⠞⠬⠀
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⠺⠔⠙⠺⠜⠙⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠥⠞⠍⠕⠌⠀⠑⠋⠿⠞⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠉⠁⠏⠞⠁⠔⠀⠯⠀
⠉⠗⠑⠺⠂⠀⠓⠪⠑⠧⠻⠂⠀⠶⠀⠥⠝⠁⠧⠁⠊⠇⠬⠆⠀⠯⠀⠠⠎⠥⠝⠙⠁⠽⠀
⠝⠊⠛⠓⠞⠂⠀⠼⠃⠑⠹⠀⠠⠎⠑⠏⠞⠑⠍⠃⠻⠂⠀⠋⠳⠝⠙⠀⠥⠀⠙⠗⠊⠋⠞⠬⠀
⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠠⠉⠜⠝⠜⠧⠕⠝⠀⠠⠃⠁⠽⠂⠀⠑⠁⠡⠀⠞⠁⠉⠅⠀⠃⠑⠉⠕⠍⠬⠀
⠩⠕⠗⠞⠻⠂⠀⠥⠝⠞⠊⠇⠀⠁⠞⠀⠇⠁⠌⠀⠺⠑⠀⠶⠀⠾⠔⠀⠁⠀⠌⠕⠝⠑⠄⠎⠤⠹⠗⠪
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⠸⠓⠀⠗⠑⠋⠥⠎⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀⠌⠁⠽⠂⠀⠴⠀⠏⠥⠞⠀⠗⠳⠝⠙⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠕⠮⠗⠀
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⠉⠕⠝⠋⠇⠊⠉⠞⠂⠀⠃⠀⠞⠀⠴⠀⠕⠧⠻⠂⠀⠯⠀⠭⠀⠴⠀⠁⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠚⠕⠽⠀

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