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From an Easy Chair ⠃⠗⠋ 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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