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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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⠉⠕⠝⠞⠗⠊⠧⠁⠝⠉⠑⠎⠀⠓⠪⠀⠠⠊⠀⠍⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠎⠑⠉⠥⠗⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠍⠽⠎⠑⠇⠋⠀⠵⠀⠍⠥⠡⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠛⠬⠻⠃⠗⠑⠁⠙⠀⠵⠀⠺⠳⠇⠙⠀⠅⠑⠑⠏⠀
⠛⠕⠕⠙⠀⠿⠀⠮⠀⠝⠑⠭⠞⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠕⠗⠀⠹⠗⠑⠑⠀⠙⠁⠽⠎⠂⠀⠯⠀⠽⠑⠞⠀
⠝⠕⠝⠑⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠗⠑⠌⠀⠔⠀⠍⠁⠝⠝⠻⠀⠃⠑⠀⠺⠁⠌⠫⠲⠀⠠⠊⠀⠸⠓⠀⠁⠀
⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑⠀⠏⠁⠊⠗⠀⠷⠀⠏⠕⠉⠅⠑⠞⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠁⠎⠎⠑⠎⠂⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠠⠊⠀
⠥⠎⠥⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠉⠜⠗⠊⠫⠀⠁⠃⠳⠞⠀⠍⠑⠀⠿⠀⠮⠀⠏⠥⠗⠏⠕⠎⠑⠀⠷⠀⠍⠁⠅⠬
⠀⠙⠗⠁⠥⠛⠓⠞⠎⠀⠯⠀⠍⠑⠁⠎⠥⠗⠑⠍⠢⠞⠎⠂⠀⠁⠞⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠠⠊⠀⠴⠀
⠁⠇⠺⠁⠽⠎⠀⠧⠀⠬⠢⠊⠳⠎⠂⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠧⠜⠊⠳⠎⠀⠑⠝⠛⠔⠑⠎⠀⠯⠀
⠍⠑⠡⠁⠝⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠊⠝⠧⠢⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠔⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠎⠥⠡⠀⠁⠀⠞⠪⠝⠀⠵⠀
⠠⠃⠊⠗⠍⠬⠓⠁⠍⠀⠁⠃⠳⠝⠙⠫⠲⠀⠠⠃⠽⠀⠮⠀⠍⠑⠁⠝⠎⠀⠷⠀⠘⠮⠂⠀⠯⠀⠁⠀
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