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Forge work ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠼⠁⠁⠓⠤⠁⠃⠁⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠑⠑⠲⠀⠠⠥⠏⠎⠑⠞⠞⠬⠀⠊⠎⠀⠮⠀
⠕⠏⠻⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀⠑⠝⠇⠜⠛⠬⠀⠍⠑⠞⠁⠇⠀⠁⠞⠀⠐⠎⠀⠙⠑⠎⠊⠗⠫⠀⠀
⠏⠕⠔⠞⠀⠕⠗⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠲⠀⠠⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀⠙⠕⠝⠑⠀⠃⠽⠀⠓⠁⠍⠍⠻⠬⠂⠀
⠗⠁⠍⠍⠬⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠚⠜⠗⠬⠲⠀⠠⠱⠢⠀⠁⠀⠀⠏⠊⠑⠉⠑⠀⠷⠀⠍⠑⠞⠁⠇⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠞⠕⠕⠀⠇⠕⠝⠛⠀⠭⠀⠉⠀⠃⠑⠀⠩⠕⠗⠞⠢⠫⠀⠃⠽⠀⠥⠏⠎⠑⠞⠞⠬⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠱⠢
⠀⠭⠀⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠕⠕⠀⠹⠔⠀⠁⠞⠀⠁⠀⠉⠻⠞⠁⠔⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠀⠭⠀⠉⠀⠃⠑⠀
⠹⠊⠉⠅⠢⠫⠀⠃⠽⠀⠮⠀⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀⠍⠑⠹⠕⠙⠲⠀⠀⠠⠹⠊⠎⠀⠊⠎⠀⠙⠕⠝⠑⠀⠃⠽
⠀⠓⠁⠧⠬⠀⠮⠀⠍⠑⠞⠁⠇⠀⠓⠕⠞⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠁⠞⠀⠮⠀⠏⠕⠔⠞⠀⠕⠗⠀
⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠀⠱⠻⠑⠀⠀⠮⠀⠥⠏⠎⠑⠞⠞⠬⠀⠊⠎⠀⠗⠑⠟⠥⠊⠗⠫⠲⠀⠠⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠋⠗⠑⠟⠥⠢⠞⠇⠽⠀⠝⠑⠉⠑⠎⠎⠜⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠉⠕⠕⠇⠀⠮⠀⠍⠑⠞⠁⠇⠀⠀⠱⠻⠑⠀
⠮⠀⠓⠑⠁⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠀⠝⠑⠫⠫⠀⠔⠀⠕⠗⠙⠻⠀⠞⠕⠀⠉⠕⠝⠋⠔⠑⠀⠮⠀
⠥⠏⠎⠑⠞⠞⠬⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠀⠙⠑⠎⠊⠗⠫⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠥⠏⠎⠑⠞⠞⠬⠀
⠊⠎⠀⠝⠀⠁⠀⠧⠀⠙⠊⠋⠋⠊⠉⠥⠇⠞⠀⠕⠏⠻⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠵⠀⠇⠕⠝⠛⠀⠵⠀⠮⠀
⠍⠑⠞⠁⠇⠀⠊⠎⠀⠀⠅⠑⠏⠞⠀⠏⠻⠋⠑⠉⠞⠇⠽⠀⠌⠗⠁⠊⠛⠓⠞⠆⠀⠕⠮⠗⠺⠊⠎⠑
⠀⠮⠀⠞⠁⠎⠅⠀⠺⠀⠏⠗⠕⠧⠑⠀⠞⠫⠊⠳⠎⠀⠯⠀⠮⠀⠀⠍⠑⠞⠁⠇⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀
⠃⠗⠑⠁⠅⠀⠋⠀⠮⠀⠉⠕⠝⠌⠁⠝⠞⠀⠃⠢⠙⠬⠀⠃⠁⠉⠅⠀⠯⠀⠿⠹⠲⠀⠠⠃⠢⠙⠬⠀
⠺⠀⠀⠁⠇⠺⠁⠽⠎⠀⠞⠁⠅⠑⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠂⠀⠃⠀⠃⠗⠑⠁⠅⠬⠀⠛⠢⠻⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠉
⠀⠃⠑⠀⠏⠗⠑⠧⠢⠞⠫⠀⠃⠽⠀⠓⠁⠧⠬⠀⠀⠮⠀⠍⠑⠞⠁⠇⠀⠓⠕⠞⠀⠱⠢⠀⠭⠀⠊⠎
⠀⠌⠗⠁⠊⠛⠓⠞⠢⠫⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠑⠌⠀⠙⠊⠋⠋⠊⠉⠥⠇⠞⠽⠀⠔⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀
⠗⠑⠎⠏⠑⠉⠞⠀⠺⠀⠃⠑⠀⠑⠭⠏⠻⠊⠢⠉⠫⠀⠱⠢⠀⠕⠏⠻⠁⠞⠬⠀⠕⠝⠀
⠉⠕⠍⠍⠕⠝⠀⠺⠗⠳⠛⠓⠞⠀⠊⠗⠕⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠥⠏⠎⠑⠞⠞⠬⠀⠃⠽⠀
⠓⠁⠍⠍⠻⠬⠀⠊⠎⠀⠙⠕⠝⠑⠀⠃⠽⠀⠓⠕⠇⠙⠬⠀⠮⠀⠍⠑⠞⠁⠇⠀
⠏⠻⠏⠢⠙⠊⠉⠥⠇⠜⠇⠽⠀⠕⠝⠀⠀⠮⠀⠁⠝⠧⠊⠇⠀⠕⠗⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠹⠬⠀⠎⠕⠇⠊⠙
⠀⠑⠝⠳⠛⠓⠀⠞⠕⠀⠾⠌⠯⠀⠮⠀⠃⠇⠪⠎⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠺⠀⠀⠃⠑⠀⠙⠑⠇⠊⠧⠻⠫⠀
⠘⠥⠀⠭⠲⠀⠠⠋⠊⠛⠥⠗⠑⠀⠼⠉⠋⠀⠩⠪⠎⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀⠍⠑⠹⠕⠙⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀

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