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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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