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Orchids ⠃⠗⠋ 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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