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Note Book of an English Opium-Eater ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠗⠑⠞⠥⠗⠝⠫⠀⠋⠀⠦⠀⠙⠗⠑⠁⠙⠋⠥⠇⠀⠇⠁⠃⠕⠗⠎⠂⠀⠓⠑⠀⠋⠳⠝⠙⠀⠮⠀
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