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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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⠠⠍⠑⠞⠗⠕⠝⠕⠍⠑⠂⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀⠎⠑⠝⠞⠀⠊⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠥⠝⠊⠞⠑⠙⠀⠀
⠠⠎⠞⠁⠞⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠊⠞⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠁⠋⠞⠑⠗⠺⠁⠗⠙⠎⠀⠎⠑⠝⠞⠀⠃⠁⠉⠅⠀⠞⠕
⠀⠠⠑⠥⠗⠕⠏⠑⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠽⠑⠁⠗⠀⠼⠁⠓⠙⠙⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠀⠊⠝⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠕⠎⠎⠑⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠀⠍⠑⠉⠓⠁⠝⠊⠉⠊⠁⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀
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