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The Dance of Death ⠃⠗⠋ 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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