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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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