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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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