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The Forest ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

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

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