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Machines at Work ⠃⠗⠋ 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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