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Artist and Public ⠃⠗⠋ 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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