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Great Facts ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠠⠑⠁⠡⠀⠑⠇⠑⠉⠞⠗⠕⠍⠑⠞⠻⠀⠴⠀⠞⠕⠀⠀⠗⠑⠏⠗⠑⠎⠢⠞⠀⠁⠀⠇⠑⠞⠞⠻⠀
⠷⠀⠮⠀⠁⠇⠏⠓⠁⠃⠑⠞⠂⠀⠯⠀⠮⠽⠀⠶⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠃⠗⠳⠛⠓⠞⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠀
⠁⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠃⠽⠀⠁⠝⠀⠑⠭⠉⠊⠞⠫⠀⠛⠇⠁⠎⠎⠀⠗⠕⠙⠲⠀⠠⠱⠢⠀⠁⠀
⠉⠕⠍⠍⠥⠝⠊⠉⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠴⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠍⠁⠙⠑⠂⠀⠀⠮⠀⠺⠊⠗⠑⠎⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠝⠑⠉⠞⠫⠀⠾⠀⠮⠀⠎⠑⠏⠜⠁⠞⠑⠀⠛⠁⠇⠧⠁⠝⠕⠍⠑⠞⠻⠎⠀⠶⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠃⠑⠀⠡⠜⠛⠫⠀⠀⠁⠇⠞⠻⠝⠁⠞⠑⠇⠽⠀⠾⠀⠑⠇⠑⠉⠞⠗⠊⠉⠊⠞⠽⠀⠃⠽⠀⠮⠀
⠑⠭⠉⠊⠞⠫⠀⠗⠕⠙⠀⠷⠀⠛⠇⠁⠎⠎⠆⠀⠯⠀⠮⠀⠀⠏⠻⠎⠕⠝⠀⠁⠞⠀⠮⠀
⠗⠑⠉⠑⠊⠧⠬⠀⠌⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠃⠽⠀⠝⠕⠞⠊⠉⠬⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀
⠑⠇⠑⠉⠞⠗⠕⠍⠑⠞⠻⠎⠀⠀⠶⠀⠎⠥⠉⠉⠑⠎⠎⠊⠧⠑⠇⠽⠀⠏⠥⠞⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀
⠁⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠉⠳⠇⠙⠀⠎⠏⠑⠇⠇⠀⠮⠀⠺⠕⠗⠙⠎⠀⠊⠝⠞⠢⠙⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀
⠉⠕⠍⠍⠥⠝⠊⠉⠁⠞⠫⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠃⠽⠀⠮⠀⠍⠑⠁⠝⠎⠀⠹⠥⠎⠀⠏⠗⠕⠏⠕⠎⠫⠂
⠀⠉⠕⠗⠗⠑⠎⠏⠕⠝⠙⠢⠉⠑⠀⠉⠳⠇⠙⠀⠓⠀⠞⠁⠅⠢⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠀⠁⠞⠀⠀
⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠩⠕⠗⠞⠀⠙⠊⠌⠁⠝⠉⠑⠎⠂⠀⠿⠀⠮⠀⠡⠜⠛⠑⠀⠷⠀⠁⠝⠀⠑⠭⠉⠊⠞⠫
⠀⠛⠇⠁⠎⠎⠀⠗⠕⠙⠀⠺⠳⠇⠙⠀⠓⠀⠀⠃⠑⠢⠀⠞⠕⠕⠀⠋⠑⠑⠃⠇⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠏⠗⠕⠙⠥⠉⠑⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀⠎⠢⠎⠊⠃⠇⠑⠀⠑⠋⠋⠑⠉⠞⠀⠕⠝⠀⠮⠀
⠑⠇⠑⠉⠞⠗⠕⠍⠑⠞⠻⠎⠀⠸⠓⠀⠀⠮⠀⠇⠢⠛⠹⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠉⠊⠗⠉⠥⠊⠞⠀⠃⠑⠢⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠎⠊⠙⠻⠁⠃⠇⠑⠲⠀⠠⠹⠊⠎⠀⠙⠊⠋⠋⠊⠉⠥⠇⠞⠽⠀⠍⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠀⠓⠀
⠃⠑⠢⠀⠕⠧⠻⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀⠃⠽⠀⠎⠥⠃⠌⠊⠞⠥⠞⠬⠀⠮⠀⠡⠜⠛⠑⠀⠷⠀⠁⠀
⠠⠇⠑⠽⠙⠢⠀⠚⠜⠀⠿⠀⠮⠀⠀⠑⠭⠉⠊⠞⠫⠀⠛⠇⠁⠎⠎⠆⠀⠃⠀⠮⠀⠍⠀⠎⠻⠊⠳⠎
⠀⠕⠃⠌⠁⠉⠇⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠥⠎⠑⠀⠷⠀⠎⠥⠡⠀⠁⠀⠀⠞⠑⠇⠑⠛⠗⠁⠏⠓⠀
⠺⠳⠇⠙⠀⠓⠀⠃⠑⠢⠀⠮⠀⠉⠕⠌⠂⠀⠯⠀⠮⠀⠙⠊⠋⠋⠊⠉⠥⠇⠞⠽⠀⠷⠀
⠊⠝⠎⠥⠇⠁⠞⠬⠀⠀⠮⠀⠼⠃⠙⠀⠺⠊⠗⠑⠎⠀⠗⠑⠟⠥⠊⠗⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀⠐⠺⠀⠭⠲⠀⠀
⠠⠍⠕⠌⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠑⠜⠇⠽⠀⠞⠑⠇⠑⠛⠗⠁⠏⠓⠊⠉⠀⠊⠝⠧⠢⠞⠕⠗⠎⠀
⠑⠝⠉⠥⠍⠃⠻⠫⠀⠸⠮⠀⠊⠝⠧⠢⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠀⠾⠀⠮⠀⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀⠕⠃⠌⠁⠉⠇⠑⠂
⠀⠵⠀⠮⠽⠀⠎⠑⠑⠍⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠊⠙⠻⠀⠭⠀⠝⠑⠉⠑⠎⠎⠜⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠀⠓⠀

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