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The Recitation ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠟⠥⠑⠎⠞⠊⠕⠝⠤⠁⠝⠙⠤⠁⠝⠎⠺⠑⠗⠀⠍⠑⠞⠓⠕⠙⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠊⠞⠀
⠙⠕⠑⠎⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠛⠊⠧⠑⠀⠁⠎⠀⠍⠥⠉⠓⠀⠕⠏⠏⠕⠗⠞⠥⠝⠊⠞⠽⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀
⠞⠗⠁⠊⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀⠊⠝⠀⠎⠑⠇⠋⠤⠑⠭⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠁⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠞⠕⠏⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠍⠑⠞⠓⠕⠙⠲⠀⠠⠊⠝⠀⠞⠑⠁⠉⠓⠊⠝⠛⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠟⠥⠑⠎⠞⠊⠕⠝⠤⠁⠝⠙⠤⠁⠝⠎⠺⠑⠗⠀⠍⠑⠞⠓⠕⠙⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠑⠁⠉⠓⠑⠗⠀
⠕⠉⠉⠥⠏⠊⠑⠎⠀⠝⠑⠁⠗⠇⠽⠀⠕⠗⠀⠟⠥⠊⠞⠑⠀⠁⠎⠀⠍⠥⠉⠓⠀⠞⠊⠍⠑⠀
⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠟⠥⠑⠎⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠁⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠇⠁⠎⠎⠀⠙⠕⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀
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⠕⠏⠏⠕⠗⠞⠥⠝⠊⠞⠽⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠏⠗⠁⠉⠞⠊⠉⠑⠀⠑⠝⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀⠊⠝⠀
⠗⠑⠉⠊⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠁⠗⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠥⠏⠊⠇⠂⠀⠊⠋⠀
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⠗⠑⠉⠊⠞⠊⠝⠛⠆⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠺⠁⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠇⠑⠁⠗⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀
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⠕⠏⠏⠕⠗⠞⠥⠝⠊⠞⠽⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠑⠭⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠼⠑⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀
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⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠍⠑⠞⠓⠕⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠑⠁⠉⠓⠑⠗⠀⠎⠥⠛⠛⠑⠎⠞⠎⠀⠁⠀⠞⠕⠏⠊⠉
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⠗⠑⠟⠥⠊⠗⠑⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠥⠏⠊⠇⠀⠞⠕⠀⠛⠕⠀⠕⠝⠀⠊⠝⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠕⠺⠝⠀
⠺⠁⠽⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠑⠇⠇⠀⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠓⠑⠀⠉⠁⠝⠀⠁⠃⠕⠥⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠕⠊⠝⠞
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