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The structure of the English sentence ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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