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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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