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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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