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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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