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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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⠎⠞⠑⠑⠇⠤⠥⠎⠑⠗⠎⠀⠁⠀⠎⠽⠎⠞⠑⠍⠁⠞⠊⠉⠂⠀⠉⠕⠝⠙⠑⠝⠎⠑⠙⠀
⠎⠞⠁⠞⠑⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠋⠁⠉⠞⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠉⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠃⠑⠀
⠕⠃⠞⠁⠊⠝⠑⠙⠀⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠺⠊⠎⠑⠂⠀⠑⠭⠉⠑⠏⠞⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞⠗⠁⠧⠑⠇⠇⠊⠝⠛
⠀⠞⠓⠗⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀⠍⠊⠇⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠀⠇⠊⠞⠑⠗⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠏⠕⠎⠎⠊⠃⠇⠽⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠝⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠝⠕⠀⠞⠁⠃⠇⠑⠎⠂
⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠝⠕⠀⠑⠭⠁⠉⠞⠀⠀⠙⠁⠞⠁⠆⠀⠎⠥⠉⠓⠀⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠃⠑⠀

These are the same pages the .brf download embosses — form-feed breaks and all. BRF opens in braille software (Duxbury, BrailleBlaster), on embossers, and on refreshable displays.