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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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