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North America ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 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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