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

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