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From an Easy Chair ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠙⠊⠎⠑⠁⠎⠑⠂⠀⠑⠭⠉⠑⠏⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠕⠎⠑⠀⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀
⠁⠇⠗⠑⠁⠙⠽⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠗⠁⠉⠞⠑⠙⠀⠊⠞⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠠⠍⠑⠙⠊⠞⠑⠗⠗⠁⠝⠑⠁⠝⠂⠀⠎⠊⠝⠉⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀⠠⠎⠕⠥⠞⠓⠀⠀⠠⠁⠋⠗⠊⠉⠁
⠀⠛⠕⠁⠞⠎⠄⠀⠍⠊⠇⠅⠀⠙⠕⠑⠎⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠑⠝⠞⠑⠗⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
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⠉⠊⠧⠊⠇⠊⠁⠝⠀⠏⠕⠏⠥⠇⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠎⠥⠋⠋⠑⠗⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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⠠⠙⠊⠁⠍⠕⠝⠙⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠇⠑⠑⠏⠊⠝⠛⠀⠎⠊⠉⠅⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠃⠕⠞⠓
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⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠠⠥⠛⠁⠝⠙⠁⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠎⠕⠥⠞⠓⠀⠀⠠⠁⠋⠗⠊⠉⠁⠝⠀
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⠺⠓⠑⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠇⠑⠑⠏⠊⠝⠛⠀⠀⠎⠊⠉⠅⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠓⠁⠙
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⠠⠉⠑⠝⠞⠗⠁⠇⠀⠠⠁⠋⠗⠊⠉⠁⠀⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠞⠊⠞⠥⠞⠑⠙⠀⠁⠝⠀
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