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The Spell of Flanders ⠃⠗⠋ 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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