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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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⠠⠎⠞⠗⠁⠊⠛⠓⠞⠑⠝⠊⠝⠛⠆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠑⠓⠲⠀⠠⠞⠺⠊⠎⠞⠊⠝⠛⠆⠀
⠼⠑⠊⠲⠀⠠⠺⠑⠇⠙⠊⠝⠛⠆⠀⠼⠋⠚⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠍⠁⠞⠑⠗⠊⠁⠇⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠀
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⠀⠼⠋⠉⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠁⠏⠀⠺⠑⠇⠙⠆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠋⠙⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀
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⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠚⠥⠍⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠺⠑⠇⠙⠆⠀⠼⠋⠛⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠧⠀⠺⠑⠇⠙⠀⠀
⠼⠉⠚⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠉⠓⠁⠏⠞⠑⠗⠀⠠⠠⠊⠊⠊⠲⠀⠠⠠⠏⠗⠁⠉⠞⠊⠉⠑⠀
⠠⠠⠑⠭⠑⠗⠉⠊⠎⠑⠎⠲⠤⠤⠼⠋⠓⠲⠀⠠⠎⠞⠁⠏⠇⠑⠆⠀⠼⠋⠊⠲⠀⠠⠙⠗⠁⠺⠀⠀
⠠⠎⠏⠊⠅⠑⠆⠀⠼⠛⠚⠲⠀⠠⠎⠀⠠⠓⠕⠕⠅⠆⠀⠼⠛⠁⠲⠀⠠⠏⠊⠏⠑⠀⠠⠓⠕⠕⠅⠆
⠀⠼⠛⠃⠲⠀⠠⠛⠁⠞⠑⠀⠠⠓⠕⠕⠅⠆⠀⠼⠛⠉⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠙⠕⠕⠗⠀
⠠⠓⠁⠎⠏⠆⠀⠼⠛⠙⠲⠀⠠⠓⠑⠭⠁⠛⠕⠝⠁⠇⠀⠠⠓⠑⠁⠙⠀⠠⠃⠕⠇⠞⠆⠀⠼⠛⠑⠲
⠀⠠⠎⠟⠥⠁⠗⠑⠤⠉⠕⠗⠝⠑⠗⠑⠙⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠝⠛⠇⠑⠆⠀⠼⠛⠋⠲⠀
⠠⠋⠁⠛⠕⠞⠀⠠⠺⠑⠇⠙⠊⠝⠛⠆⠀⠼⠛⠛⠲⠀⠠⠗⠕⠥⠝⠙⠀⠠⠺⠑⠇⠙⠆⠀⠼⠛⠓⠲
⠀⠠⠋⠇⠁⠞⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠗⠊⠛⠓⠞⠤⠁⠝⠛⠇⠑⠙⠀⠠⠺⠑⠇⠙⠆⠀⠼⠛⠊⠲⠀⠠⠞
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⠠⠺⠑⠇⠙⠑⠙⠀⠠⠗⠊⠝⠛⠆⠀⠼⠓⠃⠲⠀⠠⠉⠓⠁⠊⠝⠀⠠⠎⠺⠊⠧⠑⠇⠆⠀⠼⠓⠉⠲
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⠠⠛⠗⠁⠃⠓⠕⠕⠅⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠼⠑⠓⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠉⠓⠁⠏⠞⠑⠗⠀⠠⠠⠊⠧⠲⠀⠠⠠⠞⠗⠑⠁⠞⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀
⠠⠠⠕⠋⠀⠠⠠⠞⠕⠕⠇⠀⠠⠠⠎⠞⠑⠑⠇⠲⠤⠤⠼⠓⠑⠲⠀⠠⠎⠑⠇⠑⠉⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀
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These are the same pages the .brf download embosses — form-feed breaks and all. BRF opens in braille software (Duxbury, BrailleBlaster), on embossers, and on refreshable displays.