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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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