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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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