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Unwritten Literature of Hawaii ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠺⠊⠇⠙⠺⠕⠕⠙⠀⠛⠗⠕⠺⠞⠓⠎⠀⠃⠑⠋⠕⠗⠑⠀⠍⠑⠝⠞⠊⠕⠝⠑⠙⠀⠶⠏⠇⠲⠀
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⠞⠓⠑⠀⠦⠎⠊⠎⠞⠑⠗⠂⠀⠺⠊⠋⠑⠂⠀⠕⠋⠀⠛⠕⠙⠀⠠⠇⠕⠝⠕⠂⠴⠀⠁⠎⠀
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⠅⠥⠍⠥⠼⠃⠑⠀⠓⠥⠇⠁⠴⠤⠤⠓⠑⠁⠙⠀⠞⠑⠁⠉⠓⠑⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠠⠞⠑⠗⠏⠎⠊⠉⠓⠕⠗⠑⠁⠝⠀⠁⠗⠞⠆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠦⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠋⠕⠥⠝⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠚⠕⠽⠆⠴⠀⠦⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠗⠕⠏⠓⠑⠞⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀⠃⠗⠊⠝⠛⠎⠀
⠓⠑⠁⠇⠞⠓⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠎⠊⠉⠅⠆⠴⠀⠦⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠕⠝⠑⠀⠺⠓⠕⠎⠑⠀⠏⠗⠑⠎⠑⠝⠉⠑⠀⠛⠊⠧⠑⠎⠀⠇⠊⠋⠑⠲⠴⠀⠠⠊⠝⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀

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