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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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