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Touring afoot ⠃⠗⠋ 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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