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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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