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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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