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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.