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Superseded ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition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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