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Portrait Miniatures ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

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⠀⠑⠋⠋⠑⠉⠞⠀⠥⠏⠕⠝⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠕⠺⠝⠀⠁⠗⠞⠲⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠏⠊⠑⠙⠀
⠠⠎⠊⠗⠀⠠⠚⠕⠎⠓⠥⠁⠄⠎⠀⠀⠺⠕⠗⠅⠎⠀⠕⠧⠑⠗⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠕⠧⠑⠗⠀
⠁⠛⠁⠊⠝⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠛⠗⠁⠙⠥⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠁⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠀⠙⠑⠁⠇⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠊⠝⠋⠇⠥⠑⠝⠉⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠍⠁⠎⠞⠑⠗⠀⠏⠑⠗⠍⠑⠁⠞⠑⠙
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⠍⠊⠝⠊⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠎⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀⠀⠝⠕⠃⠇⠑⠗⠂⠀⠃⠗⠕⠁⠙⠑⠗⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠋⠁⠗⠀⠃⠑⠞⠞⠑⠗⠀⠎⠑⠞⠀⠥⠏⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠧⠁⠇⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠊⠧⠕⠗⠽⠀⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀⠀⠞⠓⠕⠎⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠍⠁⠝⠽⠀⠕⠋⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠞⠑⠍⠏⠕⠗⠁⠗⠊⠑⠎⠂⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠙⠗⠁⠥⠛⠓⠞⠎⠍⠁⠝⠎⠓⠊⠏⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀
⠑⠭⠉⠑⠇⠇⠑⠝⠞⠂⠀⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠁⠀⠃⠗⠊⠇⠇⠊⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀
⠁⠃⠕⠥⠞⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠏⠁⠊⠝⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠽⠑⠎⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠏⠁⠗⠞⠊⠉⠥⠇⠁⠗⠇⠽⠀⠁⠞⠞⠗⠁⠉⠞⠊⠧⠑⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠁⠗⠛⠑⠀
⠏⠕⠗⠞⠗⠁⠊⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠑⠁⠗⠇⠀⠠⠃⠑⠁⠥⠉⠓⠁⠍⠏⠀⠶⠠⠏⠇⠁⠞⠑⠀⠀
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⠠⠍⠁⠗⠊⠁⠀⠠⠏⠕⠝⠎⠕⠝⠃⠽⠂⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠀⠋⠊⠝⠑⠀⠎⠏⠑⠉⠊⠍⠑⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠓⠊⠎⠀⠃⠑⠎⠞⠀⠺⠕⠗⠅⠆⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠞⠓⠕⠎⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠍⠗⠎⠲⠀
⠠⠎⠁⠊⠝⠞⠓⠊⠇⠇⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠠⠍⠗⠲⠀⠠⠃⠗⠥⠝⠙⠊⠎⠓⠂⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑
⠀⠉⠕⠇⠇⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠇⠕⠗⠙⠀⠠⠓⠕⠞⠓⠋⠊⠑⠇⠙⠀⠶⠠⠏⠇⠁⠞⠑⠀
⠠⠠⠭⠭⠊⠊⠲⠶⠂⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠀⠑⠭⠁⠍⠏⠇⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠀
⠎⠍⠁⠇⠇⠑⠗⠀⠍⠊⠝⠊⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠎⠂⠀⠏⠕⠎⠎⠑⠎⠎⠊⠝⠛⠀⠁⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀
⠙⠑⠁⠇⠀⠕⠋⠀⠉⠓⠁⠗⠍⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠙⠑⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠋⠥⠇⠀⠊⠝⠀⠀⠉⠕⠇⠕⠥⠗⠲
⠀⠠⠓⠊⠎⠀⠏⠕⠗⠞⠗⠁⠊⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠍⠊⠎⠎⠀⠠⠍⠁⠗⠽⠀⠠⠃⠑⠗⠗⠽⠂⠀
⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠠⠍⠗⠲⠀⠠⠏⠊⠑⠗⠏⠕⠝⠞⠀⠠⠍⠕⠗⠛⠁⠝⠄⠎⠀⠀
⠉⠕⠇⠇⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠶⠠⠏⠇⠁⠞⠑⠀⠠⠠⠭⠭⠊⠲⠶⠂⠀⠊⠎⠀⠟⠥⠊⠞⠑⠀⠕⠝⠑
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