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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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