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The Hive ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠠⠙⠑⠝⠧⠑⠗⠀⠉⠁⠇⠇⠑⠙⠒⠀⠠⠎⠞⠕⠏⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠑⠝⠛⠊⠝⠑⠖⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠊⠞⠀⠎⠞⠕⠏⠏⠑⠙⠀⠎⠇⠕⠺⠲⠲⠲⠲⠀⠠⠃⠊⠇⠇⠀⠍⠥⠗⠙⠑⠗⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠑⠝⠛⠊⠝⠑⠑⠗⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠝⠀⠋⠇⠑⠺⠀⠞⠓⠗⠥⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠞⠗⠁⠊⠝⠀
⠕⠋⠀⠉⠁⠗⠎⠲⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠛⠗⠁⠃⠃⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠊⠋⠞⠽⠀⠏⠕⠥⠝⠙⠀
⠛⠕⠇⠙⠀⠃⠕⠭⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠚⠥⠍⠏⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠗⠥⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠺⠊⠝⠙⠕⠺⠲⠀⠠⠁

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