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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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