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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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