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Automata Old and New ⠃⠗⠋ 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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