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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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