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The structure of the English sentence ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition
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⠧⠑⠗⠃⠂⠤⠤⠦⠠⠺⠑⠀⠍⠥⠎⠞⠀⠃⠑⠀⠁⠎⠀⠉⠕⠥⠗⠞⠑⠕⠥⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠀ ⠍⠁⠝⠀⠁⠎⠀⠀⠺⠑⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠀⠏⠊⠉⠞⠥⠗⠑⠂⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠺⠑⠀ ⠁⠗⠑⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠕⠀⠛⠊⠧⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠙⠧⠁⠝⠞⠁⠛⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠀⠀ ⠛⠕⠕⠙⠀⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠲⠴⠤⠤⠠⠑⠍⠑⠗⠎⠕⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠶⠙⠶⠀⠠⠕⠃⠚⠑⠉⠞⠀ ⠕⠋⠀⠁⠀⠏⠗⠑⠏⠕⠎⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠤⠤⠦⠠⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠍⠑⠝⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀ ⠇⠑⠝⠎⠑⠎⠀⠞⠓⠗⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠀⠺⠑⠀⠗⠑⠁⠙⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀⠕⠺⠝⠀ ⠍⠊⠝⠙⠎⠲⠴⠤⠤⠠⠑⠍⠑⠗⠎⠕⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠶⠑⠶⠀⠠⠎⠥⠃⠚⠑⠉⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀ ⠉⠕⠍⠏⠇⠑⠍⠑⠝⠞⠂⠤⠤⠦⠠⠓⠑⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠝⠑⠧⠑⠗⠀⠃⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠓⠑⠗⠕ ⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠀⠃⠗⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠺⠁⠎⠲⠴⠀⠀⠀⠀⠶⠋⠶⠀ ⠠⠏⠕⠎⠎⠑⠎⠎⠊⠧⠑⠀⠍⠕⠙⠊⠋⠊⠑⠗⠂⠤⠤⠦⠠⠊⠞⠎⠀⠍⠑⠍⠃⠑⠗⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑ ⠀⠊⠝⠋⠇⠑⠭⠊⠃⠇⠑⠀⠍⠑⠝⠂⠀⠀⠺⠓⠕⠎⠑⠀⠁⠃⠊⠇⠊⠞⠽⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝ ⠀⠁⠎⠀⠋⠗⠑⠟⠥⠑⠝⠞⠇⠽⠀⠍⠁⠝⠊⠋⠑⠎⠞⠑⠙⠀⠁⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀⠀ ⠏⠁⠞⠗⠊⠕⠞⠊⠎⠍⠲⠴⠤⠤⠠⠓⠕⠺⠑⠇⠇⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠝⠕⠞⠑⠲⠤⠤⠠⠞⠕⠀ ⠁⠎⠉⠑⠗⠞⠁⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠥⠎⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠀⠗⠑⠇⠁⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀⠏⠗⠕⠝⠕⠥⠝⠀ ⠊⠝⠀⠁⠀⠉⠇⠁⠥⠎⠑⠂⠀⠀⠎⠥⠃⠎⠞⠊⠞⠥⠞⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠝⠞⠑⠉⠑⠙⠑⠝⠞⠀ ⠋⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠗⠕⠝⠕⠥⠝⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠕⠃⠎⠑⠗⠧⠑⠀⠓⠕⠺⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀ ⠁⠝⠞⠑⠉⠑⠙⠑⠝⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠥⠎⠑⠙⠲⠀⠠⠎⠕⠍⠑⠞⠊⠍⠑⠎⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀ ⠎⠥⠃⠎⠞⠊⠞⠥⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠗⠑⠟⠥⠊⠗⠑⠎⠀⠁⠀⠎⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠀⠉⠓⠁⠝⠛⠑⠀ ⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠗⠗⠁⠝⠛⠑⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠕⠗⠙⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀ ⠉⠇⠁⠥⠎⠑⠲⠀⠠⠋⠕⠗⠀⠑⠭⠁⠍⠏⠇⠑⠂⠀⠊⠝⠀⠀⠶⠑⠶⠀⠁⠃⠕⠧⠑⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑ ⠀⠉⠇⠁⠥⠎⠑⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠃⠗⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠃⠑⠉⠕⠍⠑⠎⠀⠓⠊⠎ ⠀⠃⠗⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠀⠓⠑⠗⠕⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠁⠞⠂⠀⠺⠓⠑⠝⠀⠥⠎⠑⠙⠀ ⠁⠎⠀⠕⠃⠚⠑⠉⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠀⠏⠗⠑⠏⠕⠎⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠍⠥⠎⠞⠀⠏⠗⠑⠉⠑⠙⠑ ⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠏⠗⠑⠏⠕⠎⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠆⠀⠁⠎⠂⠀⠦⠠⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠑⠧⠑⠗⠀ ⠓⠑⠁⠗⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠇⠁⠙⠽⠤⠤⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠠⠊⠀⠎⠊⠞⠀⠀
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