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Standard Selections ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠠⠯⠀⠃⠗⠕⠅⠑⠀⠁⠺⠁⠽⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠍⠀⠓⠑⠀⠇⠕⠕⠅⠄⠙⠀⠁⠞⠀⠓⠻⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠮⠀⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀⠓⠑⠀⠇⠊⠅⠫⠀⠓⠻⠆⠀⠯⠀⠦⠀⠺⠁⠽⠎⠀⠶⠀⠓⠜⠩⠆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠃⠀⠠⠙⠕⠗⠁⠀⠃⠕⠗⠑⠀⠮⠍⠀⠍⠑⠑⠅⠇⠽⠲⠀⠠⠮⠝⠀⠃⠑⠿⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠮⠀⠍⠕⠝⠹⠀⠴⠀⠕⠥⠞⠀⠓⠑⠀⠇⠑⠋⠞⠀⠦⠀⠋⠁⠮⠗⠄⠎⠀⠓⠳⠎⠑⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀
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⠠⠯⠀⠓⠁⠇⠋⠀⠔⠀⠇⠕⠧⠑⠂⠀⠓⠁⠇⠋⠀⠎⠏⠊⠞⠑⠂⠀⠓⠑⠀⠺⠕⠕⠄⠙⠀⠯⠀
⠺⠫⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠀⠇⠁⠃⠕⠗⠻⠄⠎⠀⠙⠁⠥⠛⠓⠞⠻⠂⠀⠠⠍⠜⠽⠀
⠠⠍⠕⠗⠗⠊⠎⠕⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠮⠝⠂⠀⠱⠢⠀⠮⠀⠃⠑⠇⠇⠎⠀⠶⠀⠗⠬⠬⠂
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⠀⠛⠊⠗⠇⠂⠀⠠⠊⠀⠇⠕⠧⠑⠀⠽⠀⠺⠑⠇⠇⠆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠃⠀⠊⠋⠀⠽⠀
⠎⠏⠑⠁⠅⠀⠾⠀⠓⠊⠍⠀⠞⠀⠴⠀⠍⠽⠀⠎⠕⠝⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠕⠗⠀⠡⠁⠝⠛⠑⠀⠁
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⠠⠙⠕⠗⠁⠀⠏⠗⠕⠍⠊⠎⠫⠂⠀⠃⠑⠬⠀⠍⠑⠑⠅⠲⠀⠠⠩⠑⠀⠹⠳⠛⠓⠞⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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⠠⠯⠀⠎⠢⠞⠀⠭⠀⠮⠍⠀⠃⠽⠀⠌⠑⠁⠇⠹⠂⠀⠝⠕⠗⠀⠙⠊⠙⠀⠮⠽⠀⠐⠅⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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⠇⠕⠕⠅⠄⠙⠀⠾⠀⠞⠑⠜⠎⠀⠘⠥⠀⠓⠻⠀⠃⠕⠽⠂⠀⠯⠀⠹⠳⠛⠓⠞⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

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