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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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