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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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