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News writing ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠋⠊⠋⠞⠑⠑⠝⠀⠉⠑⠝⠞⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠎⠞⠗⠁⠝⠛⠑⠗⠀
⠽⠑⠎⠞⠑⠗⠙⠁⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠏⠕⠊⠎⠕⠝⠀⠓⠑⠗⠎⠑⠇⠋⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠉⠓⠊⠇⠙⠲⠀⠀
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⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠑⠁⠙⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠊⠞⠀⠎⠓⠁⠇⠇⠀⠏⠕⠎⠎⠑⠎⠎⠀
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⠁⠉⠉⠥⠗⠁⠉⠽⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠁⠅⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠗⠥⠞⠓⠲⠀⠠⠊⠞⠀⠍⠥⠎⠞
⠀⠏⠕⠎⠎⠑⠎⠎⠀⠊⠝⠞⠑⠗⠑⠎⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠇⠥⠗⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠑⠁⠙⠑⠗⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠁⠀⠏⠑⠗⠥⠎⠁⠇⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠞⠕⠗⠽⠲⠀⠠⠞⠕⠺⠁⠗⠙⠀⠁⠝⠀
⠁⠞⠞⠁⠊⠝⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠃⠕⠞⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠎⠑⠀⠗⠑⠟⠥⠊⠗⠑⠍⠑⠝⠞⠎⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠑⠏⠕⠗⠞⠑⠗⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠍⠁⠙⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠊⠗⠎⠞⠀
⠎⠞⠑⠏⠀⠊⠋⠀⠓⠑⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠕⠗⠛⠁⠝⠊⠵⠑⠙⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠍⠁⠞⠑⠗⠊⠁⠇⠀
⠗⠊⠛⠓⠞⠇⠽⠂⠀⠏⠥⠞⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠑⠛⠊⠝⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠕⠎⠑⠀
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⠓⠊⠎⠀⠗⠑⠁⠙⠑⠗⠎⠲⠀⠀⠼⠁⠁⠃⠲⠀⠠⠉⠇⠑⠁⠗⠝⠑⠎⠎⠲⠤⠤⠠⠃⠥⠞⠀
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