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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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