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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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