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Library Notes ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠗⠊⠃⠥⠞⠑⠎⠀⠮⠀⠇⠑⠁⠌⠀⠃⠊⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠉⠕⠍⠍⠕⠝⠀⠌⠕⠉⠅
⠀⠷⠀⠊⠝⠞⠑⠇⠇⠊⠛⠢⠉⠑⠂⠀⠯⠀⠑⠎⠉⠁⠏⠑⠎⠀
⠗⠑⠎⠏⠕⠝⠎⠊⠃⠊⠇⠊⠞⠽⠲⠀⠠⠐⠕⠀⠷⠀⠸⠍⠂⠀⠓⠑⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠮⠀
⠏⠗⠕⠞⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠍⠕⠃⠆⠀⠑⠍⠃⠕⠙⠽⠬⠀⠕⠮⠗⠎⠄⠀
⠺⠑⠁⠅⠝⠑⠎⠎⠑⠎⠂⠀⠓⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠌⠗⠕⠝⠛⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠃⠥⠝⠙⠇⠑⠀⠷⠀
⠌⠊⠉⠅⠎⠆⠀⠚⠕⠔⠬⠀⠦⠀⠧⠕⠊⠉⠑⠀⠾⠀⠮⠀⠍⠊⠇⠇⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠇⠕⠌⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠉⠕⠝⠋⠥⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀⠞⠕⠝⠛⠥⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠁⠞⠞⠁⠉⠅⠫⠂⠀
⠓⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠿⠞⠊⠋⠊⠫⠀⠃⠽⠀⠦⠀⠎⠕⠉⠊⠑⠞⠽⠆⠀⠙⠪⠝⠂⠀⠓⠑⠀⠺⠀
⠗⠊⠎⠑⠀⠁⠛⠁⠔⠀⠾⠀⠦⠀⠋⠑⠇⠇⠪⠎⠆⠀⠌⠥⠏⠊⠙⠀⠾⠀⠮⠀⠗⠑⠌⠂⠀⠦⠀
⠩⠁⠍⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠥⠝⠋⠑⠇⠞⠀⠃⠽⠀⠃⠑⠬⠀⠙⠊⠋⠋⠥⠎⠫⠲⠀⠠⠔⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀
⠑⠭⠞⠗⠑⠍⠊⠞⠽⠂⠀⠮⠗⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠎⠁⠋⠑⠞⠽⠀⠔⠀⠉⠳⠝⠎⠑⠇⠆⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀
⠗⠁⠝⠅⠎⠂⠀⠓⠑⠀⠸⠉⠀⠗⠥⠝⠆⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠉⠗⠪⠙⠂⠀⠭⠀⠶⠀⠧⠁⠔⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠹⠔⠅⠲⠀⠠⠺⠑⠜⠽⠀⠷⠀⠌⠁⠛⠝⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠗⠀⠞⠊⠗⠫⠀⠃⠽⠀⠮⠀
⠑⠙⠙⠊⠑⠎⠂⠀⠓⠑⠀⠛⠕⠑⠎⠀⠾⠀⠮⠀⠉⠥⠗⠗⠢⠞⠆⠀⠥⠝⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠌⠯
⠀⠁⠝⠀⠊⠝⠙⠊⠧⠊⠙⠥⠁⠇⠂⠀⠓⠑⠀⠚⠕⠔⠎⠀⠾⠀⠁⠀⠏⠜⠞⠽⠆⠀⠁⠀⠏⠕⠕⠗
⠀⠉⠗⠑⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀⠷⠀⠠⠛⠕⠙⠂⠀⠓⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠋⠗⠁⠊⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠗⠥⠌⠀
⠠⠓⠊⠍⠀⠕⠝⠀⠦⠀⠠⠘⠺⠂⠀⠯⠀⠋⠇⠊⠑⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠀⠎⠑⠉⠞⠀⠾⠀⠁⠀
⠉⠗⠑⠫⠀⠿⠀⠏⠗⠕⠞⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠠⠔⠀⠮⠀⠺⠁⠅⠑⠀⠷⠀⠹⠳⠛⠓⠞⠂⠀⠓⠑
⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠃⠑⠀⠹⠳⠛⠓⠞⠇⠑⠎⠎⠆⠀⠧⠕⠞⠬⠀⠮⠀⠞⠊⠉⠅⠑⠞⠂⠀⠓⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠁⠀⠏⠁⠞⠗⠊⠕⠞⠆⠀⠁⠀⠌⠊⠋⠋⠀⠃⠊⠛⠕⠞⠂⠀⠮⠗⠑⠀⠉⠀⠃⠑⠀⠝⠕⠀
⠙⠳⠃⠞⠀⠁⠃⠳⠞⠀⠦⠀⠗⠑⠇⠊⠛⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠎⠥⠃⠍⠊⠞⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀
⠹⠳⠛⠓⠞⠀⠿⠀⠵⠀⠁⠀⠡⠊⠇⠙⠆⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠉⠜⠫⠀⠿⠀⠵⠀⠁⠝⠀
⠊⠝⠧⠁⠇⠊⠙⠆⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠎⠥⠃⠕⠗⠙⠔⠁⠞⠫⠀⠵⠀⠁⠝⠀⠊⠙⠊⠕⠞⠲⠀
⠠⠥⠝⠑⠟⠥⠁⠇⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠀⠎⠡⠑⠍⠑⠀⠷⠀⠦⠀⠕⠺⠝⠂⠀⠓⠑⠀⠋⠁⠇⠇⠎⠀
⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠐⠕⠀⠁⠇⠗⠑⠁⠙⠽⠀⠙⠑⠧⠊⠎⠫⠀⠿⠀⠓⠊⠍⠆⠀⠾⠳⠞⠀

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