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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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