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Forge work ⠃⠗⠋ 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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