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The Vital Message ⠃⠗⠋ 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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