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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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