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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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⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀⠥⠝⠙⠑⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠉⠕⠏⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠉⠕⠝⠧⠑⠗⠎⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠀
⠠⠗⠑⠛⠁⠗⠙⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠑⠝⠞⠁⠇⠀⠙⠑⠋⠊⠉⠊⠑⠝⠉⠊⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠞⠓⠕⠎⠑⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀⠇⠕⠧⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠺⠁⠇⠇⠕⠺⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠊⠗⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠎⠁⠇⠁⠉⠊⠕⠥⠎⠀⠝⠑⠺⠎⠀⠁⠃⠕⠥⠞⠀⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠎⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠏⠎⠽⠉⠓⠕⠇⠕⠛⠊⠎⠞⠎⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀
⠊⠝⠞⠑⠗⠑⠎⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠉⠕⠝⠉⠇⠥⠎⠊⠕⠝⠎⠲⠀⠠⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠀⠊⠞⠀
⠎⠑⠑⠍⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠝⠀⠑⠎⠎⠑⠝⠞⠊⠁⠇⠀
⠊⠙⠑⠝⠞⠊⠞⠽⠀⠃⠑⠞⠺⠑⠑⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠕⠎⠎⠊⠏⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠛⠑⠝⠊⠥⠎⠲⠀⠠⠊⠝⠀⠃⠕⠞⠓⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠑⠝⠞⠁⠇⠀⠏⠗⠕⠉⠑⠎⠎⠑⠎⠀
⠺⠕⠗⠅⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀⠞⠑⠝⠙⠑⠝⠉⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠗⠑⠏⠗⠕⠙⠥⠉⠑
⠀⠑⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠋⠗⠁⠛⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠏⠁⠎⠞⠀⠑⠭⠏⠑⠗⠊⠑⠝⠉⠑⠂⠀
⠃⠑⠉⠁⠥⠎⠑⠀⠃⠕⠞⠓⠀⠞⠓⠊⠝⠅⠀⠃⠽⠀⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠅⠝⠕⠺⠝⠀⠁⠎⠀
⠞⠕⠞⠁⠇⠀⠗⠑⠉⠁⠇⠇⠲⠀⠠⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠓⠕⠥⠛⠓⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀
⠞⠓⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀⠍⠊⠝⠙⠎⠀⠏⠁⠎⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠎⠕⠗⠞⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠗⠑⠍⠕⠞⠑⠀⠉⠕⠝⠝⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠂⠀⠎⠁⠝⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠊⠇⠇⠽⠂⠀
⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠁⠇⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠛⠗⠕⠞⠑⠎⠟⠥⠑⠂⠀⠗⠑⠇⠑⠧⠁⠝⠞⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠊⠗⠗⠑⠇⠑⠧⠁⠝⠞⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠎⠎⠑⠝⠞⠊⠁⠇⠀⠙⠊⠋⠋⠑⠗⠑⠝⠉⠑⠀
⠃⠑⠞⠺⠑⠑⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠕⠎⠎⠊⠏⠀⠍⠊⠝⠙⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠑⠝⠊⠥⠎⠀
⠍⠊⠝⠙⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠕⠺⠑⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀⠛⠑⠝⠊⠥⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠙⠊⠎⠞⠊⠝⠛⠥⠊⠎⠓⠀⠃⠑⠞⠺⠑⠑⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠕⠗⠞⠓⠽⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠥⠝⠺⠕⠗⠞⠓⠽⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠗⠊⠧⠊⠁⠇⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠑⠇⠑⠧⠁⠝⠞⠂⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠗⠥⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠁⠇⠎⠑⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠓⠕⠥⠛⠓⠞⠎⠀⠕⠋
⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠕⠎⠎⠊⠏⠂⠀⠎⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠎⠽⠉⠓⠕⠇⠕⠛⠊⠎⠞⠎⠀⠞⠑⠇⠇⠀
⠥⠎⠂⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠉⠕⠝⠝⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠉⠕⠓⠑⠗⠑⠝⠉⠑⠆⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠓⠕⠥⠛⠓⠞⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠑⠝⠊⠥⠎⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀

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