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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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