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Emile ⠃⠗⠋ 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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