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Orthography ⠃⠗⠋ 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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