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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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