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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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