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Sharps and Flats ⠃⠗⠋ 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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