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Coral Reefs ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠊⠞⠎⠀⠀⠥⠏⠏⠑⠗⠀⠎⠥⠗⠋⠁⠉⠑⠀⠥⠝⠑⠧⠑⠝⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠑⠁⠞⠑⠝⠀
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