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Steel Traps ⠃⠗⠋ 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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