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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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