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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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