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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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