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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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⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠁⠇⠁⠉⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠗⠞⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠓⠑⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠑⠗⠑⠉⠞⠑⠙⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠉⠕⠍⠍⠁⠝⠙⠎⠤⠤⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠑⠁⠗⠂⠀⠁⠎⠀⠊⠞⠀
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