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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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