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Studying the short-story ⠃⠗⠋ 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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