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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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