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Steel ⠃⠗⠋ 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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