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Great Facts ⠃⠗⠋ 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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