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Superseded ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠎⠍⠕⠕⠮⠙⠀⠕⠥⠞⠀⠷⠀⠭⠆⠀⠭⠀⠇⠁⠽⠀⠮⠗⠑⠀⠾⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠀⠍⠑⠑⠅⠀
⠎⠇⠑⠑⠧⠑⠎⠀⠋⠕⠇⠙⠫⠂⠀⠮⠀⠧⠀⠏⠊⠉⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀⠷⠀⠊⠝⠚⠥⠗⠫⠀
⠊⠝⠝⠕⠉⠢⠉⠑⠀⠯⠀⠗⠑⠏⠗⠕⠁⠡⠲⠀⠀⠠⠍⠊⠎⠎⠀⠠⠟⠥⠔⠉⠑⠽⠀⠹⠳⠛⠓⠞
⠀⠩⠑⠀⠍⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠛⠑⠞⠀⠗⠑⠉⠕⠝⠉⠊⠇⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀⠭⠀⠔⠀⠐⠞⠲⠀⠠⠁⠀
⠙⠁⠽⠀⠍⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠀⠑⠧⠢⠀⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀⠱⠢⠀⠩⠑⠀⠺⠳⠇⠙⠀⠃⠑⠀⠃⠗⠁⠧⠑⠀
⠑⠝⠳⠛⠓⠀⠞⠕⠀⠺⠑⠜⠀⠭⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠝⠀⠸⠍⠀⠙⠁⠽⠎⠀⠁⠋⠞⠻⠂⠀
⠠⠍⠊⠎⠎⠀⠠⠟⠥⠔⠉⠑⠽⠀⠍⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠓⠀⠃⠑⠢⠀⠎⠑⠢⠀⠉⠕⠍⠬⠀⠕⠥⠞⠀⠷
⠀⠠⠌⠲⠀⠀⠠⠎⠊⠙⠺⠑⠇⠇⠄⠎⠀⠾⠀⠁⠀⠗⠑⠎⠻⠧⠫⠀⠯⠀⠎⠑⠉⠗⠑⠞⠀
⠎⠍⠊⠇⠑⠀⠏⠇⠁⠽⠬⠀⠁⠃⠳⠞⠀⠓⠻⠀⠋⠁⠉⠑⠆⠀⠎⠀⠀⠎⠑⠉⠗⠑⠞⠀⠯⠀⠎⠀
⠗⠑⠎⠻⠧⠫⠂⠀⠞⠀⠝⠕⠃⠕⠙⠽⠂⠀⠝⠀⠑⠧⠢⠀⠠⠍⠊⠎⠎⠀⠠⠟⠥⠔⠉⠑⠽⠂⠀
⠉⠳⠇⠙⠀⠞⠑⠇⠇⠀⠀⠱⠁⠞⠀⠭⠀⠴⠀⠏⠇⠁⠽⠬⠀⠁⠞⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠍⠊⠎⠎⠀
⠠⠟⠥⠔⠉⠑⠽⠀⠴⠀⠍⠫⠊⠞⠁⠞⠬⠀⠁⠝⠀⠁⠥⠙⠁⠉⠊⠞⠽⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠀
⠝⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠩⠑⠀⠞⠕⠕⠅⠀⠏⠢⠀⠯⠀⠏⠁⠏⠻⠀⠥⠏⠀⠞⠕⠀⠓⠻⠀⠃⠫⠗⠕⠕⠍⠀
⠯⠀⠎⠁⠞⠀⠙⠪⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠺⠗⠊⠞⠑⠀⠀⠁⠀⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑⠀⠝⠕⠞⠑⠲⠀⠠⠎⠁⠞⠀
⠙⠪⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠺⠗⠊⠞⠑⠀⠭⠀⠯⠀⠛⠕⠞⠀⠥⠏⠀⠁⠛⠁⠔⠆⠀⠺⠗⠕⠞⠑⠀⠭⠀⠯⠀
⠞⠕⠗⠑⠀⠀⠭⠀⠥⠏⠂⠀⠯⠀⠎⠁⠞⠀⠙⠪⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠺⠗⠊⠞⠑⠀⠁⠝⠕⠮⠗⠲⠀
⠠⠹⠊⠎⠀⠩⠑⠀⠇⠑⠋⠞⠀⠕⠏⠢⠀⠿⠀⠎⠥⠡⠀⠀⠑⠍⠢⠙⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠯⠀
⠊⠍⠏⠗⠕⠧⠑⠍⠢⠞⠎⠀⠵⠀⠩⠳⠇⠙⠀⠕⠉⠉⠥⠗⠀⠞⠕⠀⠓⠻⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀
⠝⠊⠛⠓⠞⠲⠀⠠⠏⠻⠓⠁⠏⠎⠀⠀⠝⠕⠝⠑⠀⠙⠊⠙⠀⠕⠉⠉⠥⠗⠆⠀⠏⠻⠓⠁⠏⠎⠀
⠩⠑⠀⠗⠑⠁⠇⠊⠵⠫⠀⠞⠀⠁⠀⠇⠊⠞⠻⠜⠽⠀⠐⠺⠀⠇⠕⠎⠑⠎⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠿⠉⠑⠀⠀
⠯⠀⠎⠏⠕⠝⠞⠁⠝⠑⠊⠞⠽⠀⠔⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠉⠊⠳⠎⠀⠑⠇⠁⠃⠕⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠆⠀
⠁⠝⠽⠓⠪⠀⠮⠀⠝⠕⠞⠑⠀⠴⠀⠏⠥⠞⠀⠥⠏⠀⠚⠀⠀⠵⠀⠭⠀⠴⠀⠯⠀⠏⠕⠌⠫⠀
⠋⠊⠗⠌⠀⠹⠬⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠍⠕⠗⠝⠬⠀⠁⠞⠀⠮⠀⠏⠊⠇⠇⠜⠤⠃⠕⠭⠀⠕⠝⠀⠓⠻⠀⠀
⠺⠁⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠠⠌⠲⠀⠠⠎⠊⠙⠺⠑⠇⠇⠄⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠕⠇⠙⠀⠠⠍⠜⠹⠁⠀⠴⠀
⠉⠇⠑⠁⠝⠬⠀⠮⠀⠌⠑⠏⠎⠀⠵⠀⠠⠍⠊⠎⠎⠀⠠⠟⠥⠔⠉⠑⠽⠀⠺⠢⠞⠀⠕⠥⠞⠆⠀⠃

These are the same pages the .brf download embosses — form-feed breaks and all. BRF opens in braille software (Duxbury, BrailleBlaster), on embossers, and on refreshable displays.