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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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