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The structure of the English sentence ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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