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