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Primary handwork ⠃⠗⠋ 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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