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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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⠀⠇⠑⠋⠞⠀⠞⠕⠏⠀⠉⠕⠗⠝⠑⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠁⠞⠞⠑⠗⠀⠁⠎⠀⠊⠞⠀
⠇⠊⠑⠎⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠁⠇⠇⠑⠽⠤⠤⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠊⠎⠂⠀⠥⠎⠥⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠁⠞⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠝⠙⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠁⠎⠞⠀⠇⠊⠝⠑⠲⠀⠠⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠑⠋⠞
⠀⠓⠁⠝⠙⠀⠓⠕⠇⠙⠀⠁⠝⠀⠊⠝⠉⠓⠀⠕⠗⠀⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠗⠙⠀
⠺⠓⠊⠇⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠓⠁⠝⠙⠀⠺⠊⠝⠙⠎⠀⠊⠞⠀⠁⠇⠕⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠥⠏⠏⠑⠗⠀⠎⠊⠙⠑⠂⠀⠁⠗⠕⠥⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠓⠑⠁⠙⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠙⠕⠺⠝⠀
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⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠊⠍⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠁⠇⠇⠑⠽⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠝⠀⠃⠁⠉⠅⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠎⠞⠁⠗⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠏⠕⠊⠝⠞⠲⠀⠠⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠗⠙⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠉⠗⠕⠎⠎⠑⠙⠀⠕⠧⠑⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠊⠗⠎⠞⠀⠑⠝⠙⠀⠎⠕⠀⠁⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠊⠝⠙
⠀⠊⠞⠂⠀⠑⠁⠉⠓⠀⠞⠥⠗⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠗⠙⠀⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠏⠕⠊⠝⠞
⠀⠛⠕⠊⠝⠛⠀⠃⠑⠇⠕⠺⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠗⠑⠉⠑⠙⠊⠝⠛⠀⠕⠝⠑⠲⠀⠠⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠑⠝⠙⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠗⠙⠀⠞⠥⠗⠝⠀⠊⠝⠀⠁⠀⠇⠕⠕⠏⠀⠚⠥⠎⠞⠀
⠁⠗⠕⠥⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠗⠝⠑⠗⠂⠀⠏⠥⠎⠓⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠗⠙⠀
⠃⠑⠞⠺⠑⠑⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠽⠏⠑⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠊⠝⠙⠊⠝⠛⠎⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠝⠊⠃⠤⠑⠝⠙⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠕⠎⠊⠝⠛⠀⠗⠥⠇⠑⠲⠀⠠⠙⠗⠁⠺
⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠕⠕⠏⠀⠥⠏⠀⠗⠑⠁⠎⠕⠝⠁⠃⠇⠽⠀⠞⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠎⠕⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠊⠞
⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠎⠇⠊⠏⠀⠕⠥⠞⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠇⠑⠁⠧⠑⠀⠁⠀⠎⠓⠕⠗⠞⠀
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⠝⠑⠉⠑⠎⠎⠁⠗⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠁⠅⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠗⠙⠀⠕⠋⠋⠲⠀⠠⠓⠕⠇⠙⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠑⠋⠞⠀⠓⠁⠝⠙⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠁⠛⠑⠀⠥⠝⠞⠊⠇⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠝⠙⠀
⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠗⠙⠀⠊⠎⠀⠍⠁⠙⠑⠀⠋⠁⠎⠞⠂⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠧⠕⠊⠙⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀
⠥⠝⠑⠭⠏⠑⠉⠞⠑⠙⠀⠍⠕⠧⠑⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠁⠛⠑⠀⠙⠥⠗⠊⠝⠛⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠏⠑⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠠⠺⠓⠑⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠁⠛⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀
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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.