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Solitude ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠊⠝⠙⠑⠫⠂⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠀⠝⠕⠃⠇⠑⠀⠑⠭⠏⠑⠉⠞⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠑⠀⠀
⠑⠭⠉⠑⠇⠇⠢⠞⠀⠯⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠺⠗⠊⠞⠻⠀⠡⠻⠊⠩⠑⠎⠀⠾⠀
⠑⠝⠹⠥⠎⠊⠁⠎⠍⠲⠀⠠⠁⠝⠀⠊⠝⠋⠻⠊⠕⠗⠀⠍⠔⠙⠀⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠢⠞⠎⠀
⠊⠞⠎⠑⠇⠋⠀⠾⠀⠁⠀⠍⠀⠓⠥⠍⠃⠇⠑⠀⠗⠑⠉⠕⠍⠏⠢⠎⠑⠂⠀⠯⠀
⠎⠕⠍⠑⠞⠊⠍⠑⠎⠀⠕⠃⠞⠁⠔⠎⠀⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠙⠥⠑⠀⠗⠑⠺⠜⠙⠲⠀⠠⠃⠀
⠺⠗⠊⠞⠻⠎⠀⠃⠕⠹⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠯⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠂⠀⠍⠥⠌⠀⠾⠙⠗⠁⠺⠀⠋⠀⠮⠀⠀
⠊⠝⠞⠻⠗⠥⠏⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠷⠀⠎⠕⠉⠊⠑⠞⠽⠂⠀⠯⠀⠎⠑⠑⠅⠬⠀⠮⠀⠎⠊⠇⠢⠉⠑
⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠛⠗⠕⠧⠑⠎⠂⠀⠯⠀⠀⠮⠀⠩⠁⠙⠑⠎⠂⠀⠗⠑⠞⠊⠗⠑⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠸⠮⠀
⠕⠺⠝⠀⠍⠔⠙⠎⠒⠀⠿⠀⠑⠀⠹⠬⠀⠮⠽⠀⠏⠻⠿⠍⠂⠀⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠞⠀⠮⠽⠀
⠏⠗⠕⠙⠥⠉⠑⠂⠀⠊⠎⠀⠮⠀⠑⠋⠋⠑⠉⠞⠀⠷⠀⠎⠕⠇⠊⠞⠥⠙⠑⠲⠀⠠⠞⠕⠀
⠁⠉⠉⠕⠍⠏⠇⠊⠩⠀⠁⠀⠐⠺⠀⠀⠉⠁⠏⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠷⠀⠑⠭⠊⠌⠬⠀⠹⠗⠳⠛⠓⠀
⠋⠥⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀⠁⠛⠑⠎⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠙⠑⠎⠻⠧⠬⠀⠮⠀⠁⠏⠏⠗⠕⠃⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠀⠷⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠞⠑⠍⠏⠕⠗⠜⠽⠀⠎⠁⠛⠑⠎⠂⠀⠮⠀⠇⠕⠧⠑⠀⠷⠀⠎⠕⠇⠊⠞⠥⠙⠑⠀⠍⠥⠌
⠀⠑⠝⠞⠊⠗⠑⠇⠽⠀⠕⠉⠉⠥⠏⠽⠀⠸⠮⠀⠀⠎⠳⠇⠎⠆⠀⠿⠀⠮⠗⠑⠀⠮⠀⠍⠔⠙⠀
⠗⠑⠧⠊⠑⠺⠎⠀⠯⠀⠁⠗⠗⠁⠝⠛⠑⠎⠂⠀⠾⠀⠮⠀⠓⠁⠏⠏⠊⠑⠌⠀⠑⠋⠋⠑⠉⠞⠂⠀
⠁⠇⠇⠀⠮⠀⠊⠙⠑⠁⠎⠀⠯⠀⠊⠍⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠭⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠛⠁⠔⠫⠀⠔⠀
⠊⠞⠎⠀⠕⠃⠎⠻⠧⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠀⠸⠺⠒⠀⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀⠮⠗⠑⠀⠁⠇⠕⠝⠑⠀
⠞⠀⠮⠀⠙⠜⠞⠀⠷⠀⠎⠁⠞⠊⠗⠑⠀⠉⠀⠃⠑⠀⠞⠗⠥⠇⠽⠀⠩⠜⠏⠢⠫⠀⠀⠁⠛⠁⠔⠌
⠀⠊⠝⠧⠑⠞⠻⠁⠞⠑⠀⠏⠗⠑⠚⠥⠙⠊⠉⠑⠎⠀⠯⠀⠊⠝⠋⠁⠞⠥⠁⠞⠫⠀
⠕⠏⠔⠊⠕⠝⠎⠆⠀⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀⠮⠗⠑⠀⠁⠇⠕⠝⠑⠀⠀⠞⠀⠮⠀⠧⠊⠉⠑⠎⠀⠯⠀
⠋⠕⠇⠇⠊⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀⠍⠁⠝⠅⠔⠙⠀⠏⠗⠑⠎⠢⠞⠀⠮⠍⠎⠑⠇⠧⠑⠎⠀
⠁⠉⠉⠥⠗⠁⠞⠑⠇⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠀⠮⠀⠧⠊⠑⠺⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠍⠕⠗⠁⠇⠊⠌⠂⠀⠯⠀
⠑⠭⠉⠊⠞⠑⠀⠦⠀⠁⠗⠙⠢⠞⠀⠑⠝⠙⠑⠁⠧⠕⠗⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠉⠕⠗⠗⠑⠉⠞⠀⠯⠀⠀
⠗⠑⠿⠍⠀⠮⠍⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠓⠕⠏⠑⠀⠷⠀⠊⠍⠍⠕⠗⠞⠁⠇⠊⠞⠽⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠉⠻⠞⠁⠔⠇⠽⠀⠮⠀⠓⠊⠛⠓⠑⠌⠀⠾⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠀⠁⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠺⠗⠊⠞⠻⠀⠉⠀

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