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The Road ⠃⠗⠋ 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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