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Procrustes ⠃⠗⠋ 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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