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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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