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The Snowball Effect ⠃⠗⠋ 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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