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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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