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Training for the Trenches ⠃⠗⠋ 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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