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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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