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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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