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Typesetting ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠎⠓⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠃⠑⠀⠗⠑⠍⠕⠧⠑⠙⠀⠃⠑⠋⠕⠗⠑⠀⠃⠑⠛⠊⠝⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀⠺⠕⠗⠅⠂ ⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠓⠊⠗⠞⠀⠎⠇⠑⠑⠧⠑⠎⠀⠎⠓⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠃⠑⠀⠗⠕⠇⠇⠑⠙⠀ ⠓⠊⠛⠓⠀⠑⠝⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠧⠕⠊⠙⠀⠊⠝⠞⠑⠗⠋⠑⠗⠊⠝⠛⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀ ⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠕⠗⠅⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠁⠇⠇⠑⠽⠲⠀⠠⠁⠀⠺⠕⠗⠅⠀⠁⠏⠗⠕⠝⠀⠕⠗ ⠀⠁⠀⠇⠕⠕⠎⠑⠤⠋⠊⠞⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠉⠕⠁⠞⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠎⠓⠕⠗⠞⠀⠎⠇⠑⠑⠧⠑⠎ ⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠙⠧⠊⠎⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠕⠗⠙⠑⠗⠀⠞⠕⠀⠏⠗⠕⠞⠑⠉⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀ ⠋⠗⠕⠝⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠥⠎⠥⠁⠇⠀⠉⠇⠕⠞⠓⠊⠝⠛⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀ ⠏⠗⠕⠧⠊⠙⠑⠀⠁⠝⠀⠑⠭⠞⠗⠁⠀⠏⠕⠉⠅⠑⠞⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠎⠍⠁⠇⠇⠀ ⠁⠗⠞⠊⠉⠇⠑⠎⠀⠇⠊⠅⠑⠀⠞⠽⠊⠝⠛⠤⠥⠏⠀⠎⠞⠗⠊⠝⠛⠎⠂⠀ ⠉⠕⠍⠏⠕⠎⠊⠝⠛⠀⠗⠥⠇⠑⠎⠂⠀⠑⠞⠉⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠕⠉⠅⠑⠞⠀⠎⠓⠕⠥⠇⠙ ⠀⠝⠕⠞⠂⠀⠓⠕⠺⠑⠧⠑⠗⠂⠀⠃⠑⠀⠁⠀⠙⠑⠏⠕⠎⠊⠞⠕⠗⠽⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀ ⠞⠽⠏⠑⠎⠂⠀⠇⠑⠁⠙⠎⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠃⠗⠁⠎⠎⠀⠗⠥⠇⠑⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀ ⠥⠎⠁⠃⠇⠑⠆⠀⠞⠓⠑⠎⠑⠀⠁⠗⠞⠊⠉⠇⠑⠎⠀⠎⠓⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠃⠑⠀ ⠙⠊⠎⠞⠗⠊⠃⠥⠞⠑⠙⠀⠺⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠃⠑⠇⠕⠝⠛⠲⠀⠀⠀ ⠠⠇⠑⠁⠗⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠉⠁⠎⠑⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠞⠓⠊⠗⠞⠽⠀ ⠁⠝⠙⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀⠙⠊⠋⠋⠑⠗⠑⠝⠞⠀⠎⠞⠽⠇⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠽⠏⠑⠀⠉⠁⠎⠑⠎⠀ ⠎⠓⠕⠺⠝⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠁⠞⠁⠇⠕⠛⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠙⠑⠁⠇⠑⠗⠎⠀⠊⠝⠀ ⠏⠗⠊⠝⠞⠑⠗⠎⠄⠀⠎⠥⠏⠏⠇⠊⠑⠎⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠎⠑⠀ ⠎⠞⠽⠇⠑⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠍⠁⠙⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀⠙⠊⠋⠋⠑⠗⠑⠝⠞⠀⠎⠊⠵⠑⠎⠲⠀ ⠠⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠧⠁⠗⠊⠑⠞⠽⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠎⠑⠑⠍⠀⠃⠑⠺⠊⠇⠙⠑⠗⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠕⠀ ⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠑⠛⠊⠝⠝⠑⠗⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀⠎⠑⠑⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠁⠎⠑⠀⠏⠇⠁⠝⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙ ⠀⠗⠑⠁⠇⠊⠵⠑⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠁⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠕⠎⠊⠞⠕⠗⠀⠍⠥⠎⠞⠀⠃⠑⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀ ⠋⠁⠍⠊⠇⠊⠁⠗⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠕⠉⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀ ⠓⠥⠝⠙⠗⠑⠙⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠉⠓⠁⠗⠁⠉⠞⠑⠗⠎⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠁⠝⠽⠀⠃⠕⠭⠑⠎ ⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠧⠁⠗⠊⠕⠥⠎⠀⠉⠁⠎⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠍⠁⠝⠽⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
These are the same pages the .brf download embosses — form-feed breaks and all. BRF opens in braille software (Duxbury, BrailleBlaster), on embossers, and on refreshable displays.