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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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