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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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⠕⠇⠙⠀⠀⠋⠕⠗⠞⠎⠤⠤⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠑⠁⠎⠕⠝⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠊⠎⠀
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⠞⠓⠗⠕⠺⠝⠀⠥⠏⠀⠁⠞⠀⠁⠀⠙⠊⠎⠞⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠕⠗⠞⠎⠀
⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠛⠑⠗⠍⠁⠝⠎⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀⠝⠑⠧⠑⠗⠀⠀⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠛⠑⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀⠓⠑⠁⠧⠽⠀⠛⠥⠝⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠁⠗⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠲⠀
⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠕⠗⠞⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠇⠊⠛⠑⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠀⠠⠝⠁⠍⠥⠗⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠠⠁⠝⠞⠺⠑⠗⠏⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠋⠑⠇⠇⠀⠃⠑⠋⠕⠗⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀
⠓⠕⠺⠊⠞⠵⠑⠗⠎⠂⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠁⠗⠞⠓⠀⠀⠺⠕⠗⠅⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠠⠧⠑⠗⠙⠥⠝⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀⠞⠕⠕⠀⠍⠥⠉⠓⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠲⠀⠠⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠙⠕⠥⠃⠞⠋⠥⠇⠀⠊⠋⠀⠇⠁⠗⠛⠑⠀⠋⠕⠗⠞⠎⠀⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠑⠧⠑⠗⠀⠁⠛⠁⠊⠝
⠀⠃⠑⠀⠥⠎⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠊⠝⠇⠁⠝⠙⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠎⠂⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠑⠁⠗⠞⠓⠺⠕⠗⠅⠎⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠀⠏⠗⠕⠧⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀

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