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Search-Light Letters ⠃⠗⠋ 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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