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Rebilius Crūsō ⠃⠗⠋ 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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