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Makers of Many Things ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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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