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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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⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠑⠟⠥⠁⠇⠀⠗⠑⠛⠥⠇⠁⠗⠊⠞⠽⠀⠊⠝⠞⠑⠗⠍⠑⠙⠊⠁⠞⠑⠀
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⠉⠥⠗⠗⠑⠝⠞⠎⠂⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠏⠗⠕⠙⠥⠉⠑⠙⠀⠙⠊⠗⠑⠉⠞⠇⠽⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
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⠞⠗⠥⠑⠀⠕⠝⠺⠁⠗⠙⠤⠍⠕⠧⠊⠝⠛⠀⠛⠗⠁⠧⠊⠞⠽⠀⠺⠁⠧⠑⠀⠁⠎⠀⠊⠞⠀

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