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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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