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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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