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The Telephone ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠙⠊⠋⠋⠑⠗⠑⠝⠉⠑⠀⠃⠑⠞⠺⠑⠑⠝⠀⠁⠀⠓⠊⠛⠓⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠁⠀⠇⠕⠺⠀
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⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠉⠞⠁⠧⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠙⠊⠧⠊⠙⠑⠙⠀⠎⠞⠁⠝⠙⠀
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