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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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⠊⠝⠧⠑⠝⠞⠕⠗⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠠⠉⠕⠇⠕⠝⠑⠇⠀⠠⠞⠊⠇⠛⠓⠍⠁⠝⠝⠂⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀
⠁⠇⠎⠕⠀⠗⠑⠎⠊⠙⠑⠎⠀⠝⠑⠁⠗⠀⠠⠓⠁⠛⠑⠗⠎⠞⠕⠺⠝⠂⠀
⠠⠍⠁⠗⠽⠇⠁⠝⠙⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠄⠠⠎⠑⠏⠞⠑⠍⠃⠑⠗⠀⠼⠁⠑⠂⠀⠼⠁⠓⠉⠛⠲⠀
⠄⠠⠎⠊⠗⠒⠀⠠⠽⠕⠥⠗⠀⠺⠓⠑⠁⠞⠀⠉⠥⠞⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠍⠁⠉⠓⠊⠝⠑⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀
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⠎⠑⠑⠙⠲⠀⠠⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠍⠁⠝⠂⠀⠞⠓⠗⠑⠑⠀⠃⠕⠽⠎⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠺⠕
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⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠗⠑⠍⠕⠧⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠓⠑⠁⠏⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠥⠞⠀
⠉⠇⠕⠧⠑⠗⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠗⠁⠉⠅⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠁⠉⠓⠊⠝⠑⠲⠀
⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠓⠕⠇⠑⠀⠕⠏⠑⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠑⠁⠎⠊⠇⠽⠀
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