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Hand-craft ⠃⠗⠋ 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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