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Daedalus ⠃⠗⠋ 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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