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A Lost Cause ⠃⠗⠋ 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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