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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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