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The structure of the English sentence ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠏⠗⠕⠏⠕⠎⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠀⠁⠇⠎⠕⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠊⠞⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠁⠊⠝⠀
⠁⠝⠽⠀⠝⠥⠍⠃⠑⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀⠙⠑⠏⠑⠝⠙⠑⠝⠞⠀⠏⠗⠕⠏⠕⠎⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀
⠶⠁⠶⠀⠠⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠊⠝⠙⠑⠏⠑⠝⠙⠑⠝⠞⠀⠏⠗⠕⠏⠕⠎⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀
⠉⠕⠍⠏⠇⠑⠞⠑⠂⠤⠤⠦⠠⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠊⠝⠎⠏⠊⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠀⠛⠊⠇⠙⠎⠀⠓⠊⠎
⠀⠋⠑⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠎⠀⠁⠎⠀⠓⠑⠀⠙⠑⠎⠉⠑⠝⠙⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠕⠥⠝⠞⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠞⠁⠃⠇⠑⠎⠀⠊⠝⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠀⠓⠁⠝⠙⠲⠴⠤⠤⠠⠇⠕⠗⠙⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠶⠃⠶⠀⠠⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠊⠝⠙⠑⠏⠑⠝⠙⠑⠝⠞⠀⠏⠗⠕⠏⠕⠎⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀
⠊⠝⠉⠕⠍⠏⠇⠑⠞⠑⠀⠃⠑⠉⠁⠥⠎⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠙⠑⠏⠑⠝⠙⠑⠝⠞⠀
⠏⠗⠕⠏⠕⠎⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠊⠎⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠎⠥⠃⠚⠑⠉⠞⠲⠤⠤⠦⠠⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀
⠠⠉⠓⠁⠥⠉⠑⠗⠂⠀⠃⠑⠊⠝⠛⠀⠁⠞⠀⠀⠠⠍⠊⠇⠁⠝⠂⠀⠎⠓⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀
⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠋⠕⠥⠝⠙⠀⠕⠉⠉⠁⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠗⠊⠙⠑⠀⠁⠉⠗⠕⠎⠎⠀⠎⠕⠀
⠋⠁⠗⠀⠁⠎⠀⠠⠏⠁⠙⠥⠁⠀⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠁⠅⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠎⠑⠑⠊⠝⠛⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠕⠎⠞⠀⠋⠁⠍⠕⠥⠎⠀⠇⠊⠞⠑⠗⠁⠗⠽⠀⠍⠁⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠙⠁⠽⠂
⠀⠊⠎⠀⠀⠊⠝⠉⠗⠑⠙⠊⠃⠇⠑⠲⠴⠤⠤⠠⠇⠕⠺⠑⠇⠇⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠉⠲⠀⠠⠁⠀
⠉⠕⠍⠏⠕⠥⠝⠙⠀⠎⠑⠝⠞⠑⠝⠉⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠁⠊⠝⠎⠀
⠁⠞⠀⠇⠑⠁⠎⠞⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠊⠝⠙⠑⠏⠑⠝⠙⠑⠝⠞⠀⠀⠏⠗⠕⠏⠕⠎⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠲⠀
⠠⠊⠞⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠁⠇⠎⠕⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠁⠊⠝⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠕⠗⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀
⠙⠑⠏⠑⠝⠙⠑⠝⠞⠀⠏⠗⠕⠏⠕⠎⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠉⠁⠎⠑⠀
⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠕⠋⠞⠑⠝⠀⠉⠁⠇⠇⠑⠙⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠇⠑⠭⠤⠉⠕⠍⠏⠕⠥⠝⠙⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠶⠁⠶⠀⠠⠉⠕⠍⠏⠕⠥⠝⠙⠀⠎⠑⠝⠞⠑⠝⠉⠑⠂⠤⠤⠦⠠⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠀
⠎⠞⠗⠁⠝⠛⠑⠀⠞⠁⠇⠑⠂⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠊⠞⠀⠓⠁⠞⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀
⠗⠑⠉⠕⠍⠍⠑⠝⠙⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠃⠗⠑⠧⠊⠞⠽⠲⠴⠤⠤⠠⠚⠑⠗⠗⠕⠇⠙⠲⠀⠀
⠶⠃⠶⠀⠠⠉⠕⠍⠏⠇⠑⠭⠤⠉⠕⠍⠏⠕⠥⠝⠙⠲⠤⠤⠦⠠⠞⠊⠍⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠓⠑⠗⠕⠊⠎⠍⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠛⠑⠝⠑⠗⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠞⠊⠍⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠀⠞⠑⠗⠗⠕⠗⠂⠀
⠃⠥⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠙⠁⠽⠀⠝⠑⠧⠑⠗⠀⠎⠓⠊⠝⠑⠎⠀⠊⠝⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀

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