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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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