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The hardwood finisher ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠍⠑⠹⠽⠇⠁⠞⠫⠀⠀⠁⠇⠉⠕⠓⠕⠇⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠀⠠⠛⠕⠕⠙⠀
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⠙⠗⠁⠡⠍⠎⠀⠷⠀⠛⠥⠍⠀⠛⠥⠁⠊⠁⠉⠥⠍⠂⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠙⠗⠁⠡⠍⠎⠀⠷⠀⠀
⠙⠗⠁⠛⠕⠝⠄⠎⠤⠃⠇⠕⠕⠙⠂⠀⠯⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠙⠗⠁⠡⠍⠎⠀⠷⠀⠛⠥⠍⠀
⠍⠁⠌⠊⠉⠆⠀⠑⠭⠏⠕⠎⠑⠀⠮⠍⠂⠀⠔⠀⠁⠀⠧⠑⠎⠎⠑⠇⠀⠀⠌⠕⠏⠏⠫⠀
⠉⠇⠕⠎⠑⠂⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠀⠍⠕⠙⠻⠁⠞⠑⠀⠓⠑⠁⠞⠀⠿⠀⠹⠗⠑⠑⠀⠓⠳⠗⠎⠂⠀
⠥⠝⠞⠊⠇⠀⠽⠀⠋⠔⠙⠀⠮⠀⠀⠛⠥⠍⠎⠀⠙⠊⠎⠎⠕⠇⠧⠫⠆⠀⠌⠗⠁⠔⠀⠮⠀
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⠊⠝⠞⠢⠙⠫⠀⠿⠀⠙⠜⠅⠤⠉⠕⠇⠕⠗⠫⠀⠺⠕⠕⠙⠎⠤⠤⠿⠀⠀⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠏⠞⠀
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⠠⠺⠁⠞⠻⠲⠤⠤⠠⠞⠁⠅⠑⠀⠁⠀⠏⠔⠞⠀⠷⠀⠎⠏⠊⠗⠊⠞⠎⠀⠷⠀⠺⠔⠑⠂⠀⠀
⠞⠺⠕⠀⠕⠥⠝⠉⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀⠛⠥⠍⠀⠃⠢⠵⠕⠔⠂⠀⠁⠀⠟⠥⠜⠞⠻⠀⠷⠀⠁⠝⠀
⠕⠥⠝⠉⠑⠀⠷⠀⠛⠥⠍⠀⠎⠯⠜⠁⠉⠂⠀⠀⠯⠀⠁⠀⠟⠥⠜⠞⠻⠀⠷⠀⠁⠝⠀⠕⠥⠝⠉⠑

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