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Glass ⠃⠗⠋ 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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