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The structure of the English sentence ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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