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The Message and the Man ⠃⠗⠋ 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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