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Superseded ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition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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