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Solitude ⠃⠗⠋ 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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