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The Short Constitution ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠗⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠑⠕⠏⠇⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠧⠕⠞⠑⠀⠺⠁⠎
⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠛⠗⠁⠝⠞⠑⠙⠀⠁⠞⠀⠕⠝⠉⠑⠲⠀⠠⠍⠁⠝⠽⠀⠕⠋⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀⠀
⠠⠎⠞⠁⠞⠑⠎⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠍⠁⠝⠽⠀⠽⠑⠁⠗⠎⠀⠗⠑⠟⠥⠊⠗⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠁⠀
⠧⠕⠞⠑⠗⠀⠍⠥⠎⠞⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠁⠀⠉⠑⠗⠞⠁⠊⠝⠀⠁⠍⠕⠥⠝⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠀
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