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