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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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