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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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