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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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