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The structure of the English sentence ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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