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Standard Selections ⠃⠗⠋ 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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