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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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