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The Gate to Cæsar ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠼⠁⠉⠲⠀⠟⠥⠁⠑⠀⠲⠲⠲⠀⠙⠊⠋⠋⠊⠉⠊⠇⠇⠊⠍⠊⠎⠒⠀⠞⠓⠊⠝⠛⠎⠀
⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠂⠀⠍⠕⠎⠞⠀⠙⠊⠋⠋⠊⠉⠥⠇⠞⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠎⠑⠇⠧⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀
⠋⠁⠉⠊⠇⠊⠁⠒⠀⠁⠀⠏⠗⠑⠙⠊⠉⠁⠞⠑⠀⠁⠙⠚⠑⠉⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀
⠗⠑⠙⠛⠑⠗⠁⠞⠲⠀⠀⠠⠠⠏⠁⠛⠑⠀⠼⠉⠛⠂⠀⠀⠼⠁⠑⠲⠀⠊⠝⠝⠭⠊⠒⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍
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⠏⠑⠗⠞⠑⠗⠗⠊⠞⠕⠎⠒⠀⠎⠥⠏⠏⠇⠽⠀⠑⠎⠎⠑⠆⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠎⠥⠃⠚⠑⠉⠞⠤⠁⠉⠉⠥⠎⠁⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠓⠕⠎⠞⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀⠼⠁⠋⠲⠀
⠊⠝⠑⠗⠍⠑⠎⠒⠀⠁⠛⠗⠑⠑⠎⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠉⠇⠝⠑⠎⠂⠀⠑⠧⠑⠝⠀⠞⠓⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀
⠥⠝⠁⠗⠍⠑⠙⠲⠀⠀⠼⠃⠉⠲⠀⠟⠥⠊⠀⠎⠥⠏⠑⠗⠑⠎⠎⠑⠝⠞⠒⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠎⠥⠗⠧⠊⠧⠕⠗⠎⠲⠀⠠⠎⠥⠏⠏⠇⠽⠀⠊⠊⠀⠁⠎⠀⠁⠝⠞⠑⠉⠑⠙⠑⠝⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠟⠥⠊⠲⠀⠀⠥⠞⠒⠀⠁⠎⠲⠀⠠⠎⠕⠀⠥⠎⠑⠙⠀⠏⠲⠀⠼⠉⠙⠂⠀⠇⠲⠀⠼⠃⠉⠲⠀⠀
⠼⠃⠙⠲⠀⠉⠝⠊⠉⠑⠗⠑⠝⠞⠒⠀⠙⠑⠏⠑⠝⠙⠑⠝⠞⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠁⠝⠞⠁⠍⠀
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⠎⠥⠗⠧⠊⠧⠑⠙⠀⠶⠟⠥⠊⠀⠎⠥⠏⠑⠗⠑⠎⠎⠑⠝⠞⠶⠀⠅⠑⠏⠞⠀⠓⠥⠗⠇⠊⠝⠛⠲
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⠍⠕⠙⠊⠋⠊⠑⠎⠀⠁⠙⠂⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠗⠑⠙⠉⠞⠕⠲⠀⠀⠼⠃⠲⠀⠗⠑⠙⠉⠞⠕⠒⠀
⠎⠑⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠁⠎⠞⠀⠺⠕⠗⠙⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠗⠑⠉⠑⠙⠊⠝⠛⠀
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⠎⠥⠏⠑⠗⠑⠗⠁⠝⠞⠒⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠑⠝⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠎⠥⠗⠧⠊⠧⠕⠗⠎⠲⠀⠀⠼⠛⠲⠀⠧⠊⠭⠀⠁⠙⠒⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠁⠗⠑⠇⠽⠆⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀
⠁⠙⠀⠧⠊⠭⠂⠀⠁⠎⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠎⠁⠽⠲⠀⠀⠼⠓⠲⠀⠊⠝⠒⠀⠞⠕⠺⠁⠗⠙⠎⠆⠀

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