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Obed Hussey ⠃⠗⠋ 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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