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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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