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Writing & Illuminating, & Lettering ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠶⠁⠃⠕⠥⠞⠀⠼⠉⠸⠌⠉⠃⠀⠊⠝⠉⠓⠀⠃⠽⠀⠼⠁⠤⠁⠸⠌⠃⠀⠊⠝⠉⠓⠶⠀⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠙⠀⠎⠕⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠕⠊⠝⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠃⠕⠥⠞⠀⠼⠁⠸⠌⠁⠋
⠀⠊⠝⠉⠓⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠝⠙⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠝⠊⠃⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀
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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.