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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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⠊⠝⠞⠗⠊⠝⠎⠊⠉⠀⠉⠓⠁⠗⠁⠉⠞⠑⠗⠂⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠎⠺⠑⠑⠞⠀
⠋⠗⠑⠑⠙⠕⠍⠦⠀⠠⠙⠕⠑⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠎⠍⠕⠏⠕⠇⠊⠞⠑⠀
⠝⠑⠉⠑⠎⠎⠁⠗⠊⠇⠽⠀⠏⠁⠽⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠋⠗⠑⠑⠙⠕⠍⠀⠃⠽⠀⠁⠀
⠺⠁⠝⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠋⠥⠝⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠤⠤⠞⠓⠑⠀⠊⠍⠏⠑⠗⠎⠕⠝⠁⠇⠊⠞⠽⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠝⠕⠞⠀⠃⠑⠊⠝⠛⠀⠗⠑⠏⠗⠑⠎⠑⠝⠞⠁⠞⠊⠧⠑⠦⠀⠠⠍⠥⠎⠞⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠃⠑⠀⠁
⠀⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑⠀⠝⠁⠗⠗⠕⠺⠀⠞⠕⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠁⠀⠎⠑⠝⠞⠊⠍⠑⠝⠞⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠇⠕⠉⠁⠇⠀⠞⠕⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠁⠀⠟⠥⠁⠇⠊⠞⠽⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠁⠞⠀
⠇⠑⠁⠎⠞⠀⠁⠀⠎⠞⠽⠇⠑⠆⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠊⠎⠎⠊⠝⠛⠀
⠞⠽⠏⠑⠂⠀⠊⠋⠀⠠⠊⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠍⠑⠝⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠊⠞⠀⠽⠑⠞⠀⠁⠛⠁⠊⠝⠂⠀
⠓⠁⠥⠝⠞⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀⠁⠗⠞⠊⠎⠞⠤⠤⠺⠓⠕⠀⠊⠎⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠓⠕⠺⠂⠀⠊⠝⠀⠓⠊⠎
⠀⠗⠁⠗⠑⠀⠊⠝⠎⠞⠗⠥⠍⠑⠝⠞⠁⠇⠀⠋⠁⠉⠊⠇⠊⠞⠽⠂⠀⠕⠥⠞⠎⠊⠙⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠟⠥⠁⠇⠊⠞⠽⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠞⠽⠇⠑⠤⠤⠁⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠀⠙⠑⠁⠇⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀⠊⠋⠀
⠓⠑⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀⠝⠕⠞⠂⠀⠁⠍⠊⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠊⠭⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠁⠎⠎⠕⠉⠊⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠝⠋⠥⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠗⠁⠉⠑⠎⠂
⠀⠇⠊⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠋⠁⠇⠇⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠧⠁⠛⠥⠑⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠁⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠽⠏⠑⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠦⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠉⠁⠝⠀⠙⠕⠀⠁⠝⠽⠞⠓⠊⠝⠛⠀⠓⠑⠀
⠇⠊⠅⠑⠎⠆⠀⠃⠽⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠠⠊⠀⠍⠑⠁⠝⠀⠓⠑⠀⠉⠁⠝⠀⠙⠕⠀
⠺⠕⠝⠙⠑⠗⠋⠥⠇⠇⠽⠀⠑⠧⠑⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠓⠊⠝⠛⠎⠀⠓⠑⠀⠙⠕⠑⠎⠝⠄⠞⠀
⠇⠊⠅⠑⠲⠀⠠⠃⠥⠞⠀⠓⠑⠀⠎⠞⠗⠊⠅⠑⠎⠀⠍⠑⠀⠁⠎⠀⠁⠀⠋⠕⠗⠉⠑⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀
⠽⠑⠞⠀⠋⠥⠇⠇⠽⠀⠥⠎⠑⠙⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠑⠙⠺⠊⠝⠀⠠⠁⠲⠀⠠⠠⠁⠃⠃⠑⠀⠀
⠠⠝⠕⠞⠓⠊⠝⠛⠀⠊⠎⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀⠊⠝⠞⠑⠗⠑⠎⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠓⠊⠎⠞⠕⠗⠽⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠝⠀⠁⠗⠞⠊⠎⠞⠊⠉⠀⠞⠁⠇⠑⠝⠞⠀⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠍⠕⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠁⠞⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠦⠑⠇⠑⠉⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀⠁⠋⠋⠊⠝⠊⠞⠽⠴⠀
⠙⠑⠉⠇⠁⠗⠑⠎⠀⠊⠞⠎⠑⠇⠋⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠊⠝⠞⠑⠗⠑⠎⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠊⠝⠀⠏⠗⠕⠏⠕⠗⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠁⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠙⠑⠉⠇⠁⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀

These are the same pages the .brf download embosses — form-feed breaks and all. BRF opens in braille software (Duxbury, BrailleBlaster), on embossers, and on refreshable displays.