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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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