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Stepping Heavenward ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 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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