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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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