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