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Social Pictorial Satire ⠃⠗⠋ 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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