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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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