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The First Soprano ⠃⠗⠋ 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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