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Lives of the English Poets ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠞⠕⠀⠺⠗⠊⠞⠑⠀⠮⠀⠍⠁⠎⠟⠥⠑⠀⠷⠀⠠⠁⠇⠋⠗⠫⠂⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠴⠀⠁⠉⠞⠫⠀
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⠝⠑⠭⠞⠀⠐⠺⠀⠶⠼⠁⠛⠙⠑⠶⠀⠴⠂⠀⠠⠞⠁⠝⠉⠗⠫⠀⠯⠀
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⠞⠗⠁⠛⠫⠊⠑⠎⠂⠀⠿⠀⠭⠀⠌⠊⠇⠇⠀⠅⠑⠑⠏⠎⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠞⠥⠗⠝⠀⠘⠥⠀⠮⠀
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⠃⠽⠀⠮⠀⠃⠢⠞⠀⠷⠀⠝⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀⠕⠗⠀⠓⠁⠃⠊⠞⠎⠀⠷⠀⠀⠌⠥⠙⠽⠂⠀⠍⠥⠡
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