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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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