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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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⠞⠽⠏⠓⠕⠊⠙⠀⠋⠑⠧⠑⠗⠆⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠋⠕⠗⠞⠽⠀⠕⠝⠂⠀
⠉⠁⠞⠁⠗⠗⠓⠲⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠕⠇⠇⠕⠺⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠁⠃⠇⠑⠼⠃⠚⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀
⠎⠓⠕⠺⠀⠊⠝⠀⠙⠑⠞⠁⠊⠇⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠑⠧⠑⠗⠁⠇⠀⠉⠁⠥⠎⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠙⠑⠁⠋⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀⠗⠑⠎⠏⠑⠉⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀

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