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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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