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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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⠍⠑⠙⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠑⠭⠁⠍⠊⠝⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠗⠑⠁⠞⠍⠑⠝⠞⠂⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀
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