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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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