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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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