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Picture and Text ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠓⠁⠥⠝⠞⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠁⠀⠞⠽⠏⠑⠀⠍⠥⠎⠞⠀⠁⠉⠉⠑⠏⠞⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀
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