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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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