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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.