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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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