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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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