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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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