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Knowledge is power ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠉⠊⠗⠉⠥⠍⠎⠞⠁⠝⠉⠑⠎⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠺⠑⠇⠇⠀⠙⠑⠎⠉⠗⠊⠃⠑⠙⠀
⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠕⠇⠇⠕⠺⠊⠝⠛⠀⠇⠊⠝⠑⠎⠀⠃⠽⠀⠠⠏⠕⠏⠑⠒⠤⠤⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠕⠗⠎⠞⠀⠊⠝⠝⠄⠎⠀⠺⠕⠗⠎⠞⠀⠗⠕⠕⠍⠂⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠍⠁⠞
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⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠁⠇⠇⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠙⠥⠝⠛⠂⠀⠀⠀⠠⠕⠝⠀⠕⠝⠉⠑⠀⠁⠀
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⠙⠗⠁⠺⠂⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠛⠑⠕⠗⠛⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠠⠛⠁⠗⠞⠑⠗⠀
⠙⠁⠝⠛⠇⠊⠝⠛⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠃⠑⠙⠀⠀⠀⠠⠺⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠞⠁⠺⠙⠗⠽⠀
⠽⠑⠇⠇⠕⠺⠀⠎⠞⠗⠕⠧⠑⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠙⠊⠗⠞⠽⠀⠗⠑⠙⠆⠀⠀⠀⠠⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀
⠠⠧⠊⠇⠇⠊⠑⠗⠎⠀⠇⠊⠑⠎⠲⠲⠲⠲⠀⠀⠀⠠⠝⠕⠀⠺⠊⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠋⠇⠁⠞⠞⠑⠗⠀
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