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The Gates Ajar ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠺⠕⠗⠙⠎⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠽⠕⠥⠗⠀⠀⠓⠑⠁⠗⠞⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠁⠇⠇
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⠽⠕⠥⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠇⠑⠞⠀⠊⠞⠲⠀⠠⠃⠥⠞⠂⠀⠥⠝⠞⠊⠇⠀⠊⠞⠀
⠙⠕⠑⠎⠂⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠙⠕⠀⠀⠗⠊⠛⠓⠞⠂⠀⠟⠥⠊⠞⠑⠀⠗⠊⠛⠓⠞⠂⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠞⠕
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⠃⠥⠗⠝⠞⠤⠕⠋⠋⠑⠗⠊⠝⠛⠲⠀⠠⠛⠕⠙⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠁⠀⠠⠛⠕⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑
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⠀⠕⠇⠙⠀⠉⠗⠽⠒⠀⠼⠦⠠⠊⠀⠃⠑⠇⠊⠑⠧⠑⠆⠀⠓⠑⠇⠏⠀⠍⠊⠝⠑⠀
⠥⠝⠃⠑⠇⠊⠑⠋⠂⠄⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠺⠁⠊⠞⠀⠞⠊⠇⠇⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠉⠁⠝⠀⠎⠁⠽⠀⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠑⠎⠞⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠦⠠⠊⠞⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠕⠋⠞⠑⠝⠀⠛⠗⠁⠞⠑⠙⠀⠕⠝⠀⠍⠽
⠀⠑⠁⠗⠎⠂⠴⠀⠎⠓⠑⠀⠁⠙⠙⠑⠙⠂⠀⠦⠞⠕⠀⠓⠑⠁⠗⠀⠏⠑⠕⠏⠇⠑⠀⠎⠏⠑⠁⠅

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