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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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