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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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