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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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