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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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