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The Bridge-Builders ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠍⠽⠀⠏⠑⠕⠏⠇⠑⠀⠎⠑⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀⠺⠕⠗⠅⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠛⠕⠀⠁⠺⠁⠽⠀
⠞⠓⠊⠝⠅⠊⠝⠛⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠙⠕⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠞⠓⠊⠝⠅⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠠⠓⠑⠁⠧⠑⠝⠇⠽⠀⠠⠕⠝⠑⠎⠀⠁⠇⠞⠕⠛⠑⠞⠓⠑⠗⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠞⠓⠊⠝⠅⠀
⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠊⠗⠑⠤⠉⠁⠗⠗⠊⠁⠛⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀
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⠋⠕⠗⠺⠁⠗⠙⠀⠓⠁⠝⠙⠎⠀⠁⠎⠅⠊⠝⠛⠀⠁⠇⠍⠎⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠛⠊⠧⠑⠀⠁⠀
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⠞⠑⠝⠤⠤⠋⠕⠗⠀⠠⠊⠂⠀⠍⠕⠧⠊⠝⠛⠀⠁⠍⠕⠝⠛⠀⠍⠽⠀⠏⠑⠕⠏⠇⠑⠂⠀

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