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Punctuation ⠃⠗⠋ 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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