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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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