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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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