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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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