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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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