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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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⠊⠝⠀⠁⠀⠞⠥⠛⠤⠕⠋⠤⠺⠁⠗⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠇⠁⠙⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
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⠇⠑⠁⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠓⠑⠑⠇⠎⠀⠏⠥⠇⠇⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠕⠏⠏⠕⠎⠊⠞⠑⠀⠙⠊⠗⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠠⠎⠕⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠏⠥⠇⠇⠎⠀
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⠠⠉⠓⠁⠗⠇⠊⠑⠀⠇⠑⠁⠝⠑⠙⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠺⠓⠑⠑⠇⠎⠀⠺⠓⠑⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
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⠞⠥⠗⠝⠀⠑⠁⠎⠊⠇⠽⠲⠀⠠⠊⠋⠀⠓⠑⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠀⠃⠁⠉⠅⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠁⠀
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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠓⠑⠀⠙⠊⠙⠝⠄⠞⠀⠺⠕⠗⠗⠽⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠺⠓⠑⠑⠇⠎⠀
⠁⠙⠚⠥⠎⠞⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠎⠑⠇⠧⠑⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠇⠕⠏⠊⠝⠛⠀⠀
⠑⠁⠗⠞⠓⠲⠀⠠⠁⠇⠇⠀⠎⠊⠭⠀⠺⠓⠑⠑⠇⠎⠀⠎⠞⠁⠽⠑⠙⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠛⠗⠕⠥⠝⠙⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠁⠉⠓⠊⠝⠑⠀⠝⠑⠧⠑⠗⠀⠛⠕⠞⠀⠀⠓⠥⠝⠛⠀

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