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Picture-Work ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠍⠑⠞⠓⠕⠙⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠽⠏⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠀⠠⠎⠥⠝⠙⠁⠽⠤⠎⠉⠓⠕⠕⠇⠀
⠇⠑⠎⠎⠕⠝⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠽⠏⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠠⠎⠥⠝⠙⠁⠽⠤⠎⠉⠓⠕⠕⠇⠀
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⠠⠙⠕⠑⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠁⠎⠞⠀⠇⠑⠎⠎⠕⠝⠀⠁⠇⠺⠁⠽⠎⠀⠃⠑⠁⠗⠀⠥⠏⠕⠝⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠑⠎⠎⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠀⠞⠕⠤⠙⠁⠽⠦⠀⠠⠊⠎⠀⠞⠕⠤⠙⠁⠽⠄⠎⠀⠁⠊⠍⠀
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⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠀⠏⠕⠊⠝⠞⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠏⠊⠉⠞⠥⠗⠑⠂⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀
⠽⠕⠥⠗⠀⠏⠥⠏⠊⠇⠎⠀⠎⠓⠁⠇⠇⠀⠉⠁⠗⠗⠽⠀⠁⠺⠁⠽⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠀
⠁⠎⠀⠀⠁⠝⠀⠑⠧⠑⠗⠇⠁⠎⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠏⠕⠎⠎⠑⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠙⠕⠀⠽⠕⠥
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⠏⠊⠉⠞⠥⠗⠑⠎⠂⠀⠎⠕⠀⠍⠁⠝⠽⠀⠏⠕⠊⠝⠞⠎⠂⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠍⠥⠎⠞
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