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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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