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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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