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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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