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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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