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Behind the prison bars ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠺⠢⠞⠀⠁⠃⠳⠞⠀⠋⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠀⠁⠍⠕⠝⠛⠀⠮⠀⠀⠏⠕⠕⠗⠻
⠀⠉⠇⠁⠎⠎⠀⠷⠀⠏⠂⠀⠯⠀⠱⠊⠇⠑⠀⠹⠥⠎⠀⠇⠳⠝⠛⠬⠀⠁⠃⠳⠞⠀⠮⠀⠉⠊⠞⠽
⠀⠓⠑⠀⠴⠀⠀⠍⠑⠞⠀⠃⠽⠀⠁⠀⠏⠕⠇⠊⠉⠑⠍⠁⠝⠀⠱⠕⠀⠙⠑⠍⠯⠫⠀⠓⠊⠍⠀
⠞⠕⠀⠛⠊⠧⠑⠀⠁⠝⠀⠁⠉⠉⠳⠝⠞⠀⠷⠀⠓⠊⠍⠎⠑⠇⠋⠲⠀⠠⠝⠀⠀⠛⠊⠧⠬⠀⠮⠀
⠏⠗⠕⠏⠻⠀⠎⠁⠞⠊⠎⠋⠁⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠮⠀⠏⠕⠇⠊⠉⠑⠍⠁⠝⠀⠓⠥⠗⠗⠊⠫⠀
⠓⠊⠍⠀⠷⠋⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠀⠀⠙⠥⠝⠛⠑⠕⠝⠤⠇⠀⠉⠑⠇⠇⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠏⠗⠊⠎⠕⠝⠎⠀
⠐⠥⠀⠞⠀⠅⠬⠄⠎⠀⠙⠕⠍⠁⠔⠀⠶⠀⠔⠀⠁⠀⠎⠁⠙⠀⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠙⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠤⠤⠙⠊⠗⠞⠽⠂⠀⠋⠊⠇⠹⠽⠂⠀⠁⠇⠊⠧⠑⠀⠾⠀⠧⠻⠍⠔⠂⠀⠯
⠀⠶⠀⠍⠕⠌⠀⠙⠑⠛⠗⠁⠙⠬⠀⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠹⠥⠎⠀⠮⠀⠅⠬⠀⠴⠀
⠕⠃⠇⠊⠛⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠏⠢⠙⠀⠮⠀⠝⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠔⠀⠎⠥⠡⠀⠓⠕⠗⠗⠊⠃⠇⠑⠀⠀
⠟⠥⠜⠞⠻⠎⠂⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠴⠀⠔⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠗⠁⠌⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠗⠕⠽⠁⠇
⠀⠏⠁⠇⠁⠉⠑⠲⠀⠠⠓⠪⠑⠧⠻⠂⠀⠀⠭⠀⠴⠀⠁⠀⠝⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠺⠑⠇⠇⠀⠎⠏⠢⠞⠂
⠀⠹⠳⠛⠓⠀⠃⠀⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑⠀⠑⠝⠚⠕⠽⠫⠀⠃⠽⠀⠮⠀⠅⠬⠲⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠀⠴⠀
⠞⠳⠡⠫⠀⠵⠀⠝⠑⠧⠻⠀⠃⠑⠿⠑⠀⠃⠽⠀⠁⠀⠎⠽⠍⠏⠁⠮⠞⠊⠉⠀⠋⠑⠑⠇⠬⠀⠿⠀
⠮⠀⠏⠕⠕⠗⠀⠀⠥⠝⠿⠞⠥⠝⠁⠞⠑⠀⠓⠥⠍⠁⠝⠀⠃⠑⠬⠎⠀⠱⠕⠀⠶⠀⠉⠁⠌⠀
⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠎⠥⠡⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠁⠞⠀⠕⠝⠉⠑⠀⠀⠕⠗⠙⠻⠫⠀⠁⠀
⠗⠢⠕⠧⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠮⠀⠏⠗⠊⠎⠕⠝⠎⠀⠹⠗⠳⠛⠓⠳⠞⠀⠦⠀
⠅⠬⠙⠕⠍⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠎⠊⠙⠑⠀⠋⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀⠏⠢⠊⠞⠢⠞⠊⠜⠊⠑⠎⠂⠀⠮⠗⠑⠀
⠁⠗⠑⠀⠚⠁⠊⠇⠎⠂⠀⠐⠺⠤⠓⠳⠎⠑⠎⠂⠀⠯⠀⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀
⠊⠍⠏⠗⠊⠎⠕⠝⠍⠢⠞⠂⠀⠸⠍⠀⠷⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠁⠇⠇⠪⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠃⠑⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀⠋⠊⠇⠹⠽⠂⠀⠀⠾⠀⠇⠊⠉⠑⠀⠯⠀⠕⠮⠗⠀⠧⠻⠍⠔⠀⠔⠀⠁⠇⠍⠕⠌
⠀⠑⠀⠉⠗⠑⠧⠊⠉⠑⠂⠀⠍⠁⠅⠬⠀⠮⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠀⠀⠝⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀
⠑⠭⠞⠗⠑⠍⠑⠇⠽⠀⠥⠝⠏⠇⠑⠁⠎⠁⠝⠞⠀⠃⠀⠥⠝⠓⠑⠁⠇⠹⠋⠥⠇⠀⠞⠕⠀⠑⠀
⠊⠝⠍⠁⠞⠑⠲⠀⠠⠝⠕⠀⠙⠳⠃⠞⠀⠀⠊⠋⠀⠸⠍⠀⠷⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀⠇⠁⠺⠍⠁⠅⠻⠎⠀⠯
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