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The structure of the English sentence ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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