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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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