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Superseded ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition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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