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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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