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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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⠠⠯⠀⠩⠑⠀⠙⠽⠄⠙⠀⠔⠀⠁⠀⠋⠗⠁⠍⠑⠀⠑⠭⠞⠗⠑⠁⠍⠇⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀
⠎⠁⠞⠊⠎⠋⠁⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀⠮⠍⠀⠞⠀⠶⠀⠎⠏⠑⠉⠞⠁⠞⠕⠗⠎⠀⠷⠀⠭⠲⠀⠀
⠠⠔⠀⠼⠁⠛⠋⠓⠀⠠⠚⠕⠓⠝⠀⠠⠺⠑⠎⠇⠑⠽⠀⠏⠗⠑⠋⠁⠉⠫⠀⠁⠝⠀⠁⠉⠉⠳⠝⠞
⠀⠷⠀⠁⠝⠀⠁⠏⠏⠜⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠞⠀⠸⠓⠀⠃⠑⠢⠀⠗⠑⠇⠁⠞⠫⠀⠃⠽⠀⠁⠀
⠛⠊⠗⠇⠀⠝⠁⠍⠫⠀⠠⠑⠇⠊⠵⠁⠃⠑⠹⠀⠠⠓⠕⠃⠎⠕⠝⠂⠀⠃⠽⠀⠐⠎⠀
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⠎⠥⠃⠚⠑⠉⠞⠲⠀⠠⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠗⠥⠑⠂⠀⠇⠊⠅⠑⠺⠊⠎⠑⠂⠀⠓⠑⠀⠺⠗⠕⠞⠑⠂
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⠍⠢⠀⠷⠀⠇⠑⠜⠝⠬⠀⠔⠀⠠⠑⠥⠗⠕⠏⠑⠂⠀⠓⠀⠛⠊⠧⠢⠀⠥⠏⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀
⠁⠉⠉⠳⠝⠞⠀⠷⠀⠺⠊⠞⠡⠑⠎⠀⠯⠀⠁⠏⠏⠜⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠵⠀⠍⠻⠑⠀⠕⠇⠙⠀
⠺⠊⠧⠑⠎⠄⠀⠋⠁⠃⠇⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠊⠀⠁⠍⠀⠎⠕⠗⠗⠽⠀⠿⠀⠭⠂⠀⠯⠀⠠⠊⠀
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