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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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