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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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