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The Builders ⠃⠗⠋ 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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