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Canterbury Pieces ⠃⠗⠋ 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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