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The structure of the English sentence ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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