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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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