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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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