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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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