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

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.