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Plain English ⠃⠗⠋ 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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