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The structure of the English sentence ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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