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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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