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Old Flies in New Dresses ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠎⠥⠏⠏⠇⠽⠀⠷⠀⠝⠁⠞⠥⠗⠁⠇⠀⠋⠕⠕⠙⠆⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠌⠁⠞⠑⠍⠢⠞⠀⠞⠀⠋⠊⠩
⠀⠐⠥⠀⠞⠗⠑⠑⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠊⠝⠧⠜⠊⠁⠃⠇⠽⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠃⠑⠌⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠙⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠁⠝⠛⠇⠻⠎⠀⠓⠀⠓⠑⠜⠙⠀⠋⠀⠐⠞⠀
⠊⠍⠍⠑⠍⠕⠗⠊⠁⠇⠲⠀⠠⠍⠽⠀⠁⠙⠧⠊⠉⠑⠀⠊⠎⠂⠀⠉⠥⠇⠞⠊⠧⠁⠞⠑⠀⠽⠳⠗
⠀⠞⠗⠑⠑⠎⠂⠀⠃⠑⠉⠁⠥⠎⠑⠀⠮⠽⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠷⠀⠁⠙⠧⠁⠝⠞⠁⠛⠑⠀⠵⠀
⠛⠊⠧⠬⠀⠩⠑⠇⠞⠻⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠋⠊⠩⠲⠀⠠⠝⠀⠁⠀⠎⠬⠇⠑⠀⠑⠭⠁⠍⠏⠇⠑⠀⠷
⠀⠘⠮⠀⠞⠗⠑⠑⠀⠺⠔⠙⠋⠁⠇⠇⠎⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠃⠑⠢⠀⠋⠳⠝⠙⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀
⠓⠥⠝⠙⠗⠫⠎⠀⠷⠀⠁⠥⠞⠕⠏⠎⠊⠑⠎⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠠⠊⠀⠓⠀⠍⠁⠙⠑⠂⠀⠯⠀⠁⠇⠇
⠀⠮⠀⠉⠁⠞⠻⠏⠊⠇⠇⠜⠎⠀⠯⠀⠎⠏⠊⠙⠻⠎⠀⠞⠀⠋⠁⠇⠇⠀⠋⠀⠮⠀⠞⠗⠑⠑⠎⠀
⠔⠀⠁⠀⠍⠊⠇⠑⠀⠷⠀⠺⠁⠞⠻⠀⠺⠳⠇⠙⠀⠝⠀⠎⠥⠋⠋⠊⠉⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠋⠑⠫⠀⠁⠀
⠎⠬⠇⠑⠀⠏⠳⠝⠙⠀⠞⠗⠳⠞⠀⠿⠀⠁⠀⠎⠬⠇⠑⠀⠙⠁⠽⠲⠀⠠⠮⠽⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀
⠮⠗⠑⠿⠑⠀⠃⠑⠀⠙⠊⠎⠉⠜⠙⠫⠀⠋⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠎⠊⠙⠻⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠤⠤⠠⠠⠓⠁⠇⠿⠙⠄⠠⠎⠀⠠⠙⠗⠽⠤⠋⠇⠽⠀
⠠⠑⠝⠞⠕⠍⠕⠇⠕⠛⠽⠂⠀⠏⠁⠛⠑⠀⠼⠁⠉⠓⠲⠀⠀⠠⠊⠀⠗⠑⠁⠙⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀
⠏⠁⠎⠎⠁⠛⠑⠀⠾⠀⠑⠭⠞⠗⠑⠍⠑⠀⠎⠥⠗⠏⠗⠊⠎⠑⠂⠀⠵⠀⠭⠀
⠁⠃⠎⠕⠇⠥⠞⠑⠇⠽⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠗⠁⠙⠊⠉⠞⠎⠀⠍⠽⠀⠏⠻⠎⠕⠝⠁⠇⠀
⠑⠭⠏⠻⠊⠢⠉⠑⠲⠀⠠⠁⠋⠞⠻⠀⠹⠔⠅⠬⠀⠮⠀⠍⠁⠞⠞⠻⠀⠕⠧⠻⠀
⠉⠜⠑⠋⠥⠇⠇⠽⠂⠀⠯⠀⠞⠗⠽⠬⠀⠞⠕⠀⠍⠁⠅⠑⠀⠕⠥⠞⠀⠓⠪⠀⠭⠀⠴⠀⠞⠀
⠠⠍⠗⠲⠀⠠⠓⠁⠇⠿⠙⠂⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠓⠥⠝⠙⠗⠫⠎⠀⠷⠀⠁⠥⠞⠕⠏⠎⠊⠑⠎⠀⠓⠑⠀
⠓⠁⠎⠀⠍⠁⠙⠑⠂⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠝⠑⠧⠻⠀⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀⠁⠉⠗⠕⠎⠎⠀⠁⠀
⠉⠁⠞⠻⠏⠊⠇⠇⠜⠂⠀⠠⠊⠀⠗⠑⠁⠇⠊⠎⠫⠀⠓⠪⠀⠙⠁⠝⠛⠻⠳⠎⠀⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠕
⠀⠍⠁⠅⠑⠀⠁⠀⠙⠕⠛⠍⠁⠞⠊⠉⠀⠯⠀⠎⠺⠑⠑⠏⠬⠀⠌⠁⠞⠑⠍⠢⠞⠀⠾⠀⠮⠀
⠑⠧⠊⠙⠢⠉⠑⠀⠷⠀⠏⠻⠎⠕⠝⠁⠇⠀⠑⠭⠏⠻⠊⠢⠉⠑⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠋⠁⠇⠇⠀
⠃⠁⠉⠅⠀⠘⠥⠲⠀⠀⠠⠵⠀⠗⠑⠉⠢⠞⠇⠽⠀⠵⠀⠠⠚⠥⠝⠑⠂⠀⠼⠁⠓⠊⠛⠂⠀⠱⠢⠀
⠋⠊⠩⠬⠀⠾⠀⠠⠙⠗⠲⠀⠠⠡⠜⠇⠑⠎⠀⠠⠗⠲⠀⠠⠺⠁⠞⠎⠕⠝⠀⠯⠀⠠⠍⠗⠲⠀

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