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North America ⠃⠗⠋ 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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