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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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