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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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