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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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⠗⠑⠏⠑⠁⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠁⠋⠞⠑⠗⠀⠇⠕⠝⠛⠀⠺⠁⠊⠞⠎⠲⠼⠁⠀⠠⠎⠍⠕⠅⠑⠀
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⠞⠺⠕⠀⠛⠗⠑⠑⠝⠀⠎⠞⠥⠋⠋⠀⠋⠊⠗⠑⠎⠀⠁⠃⠕⠥⠞⠀⠋⠊⠋⠞⠽⠀⠋⠑⠑⠞⠀
⠁⠏⠁⠗⠞⠲⠀⠠⠛⠑⠞⠀⠕⠝⠀⠁⠀⠀⠓⠊⠛⠓⠀⠏⠕⠊⠝⠞⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠁⠀
⠇⠕⠕⠅⠕⠥⠞⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠁⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠊⠛⠝⠁⠇⠀⠧⠁⠗⠊⠑⠎⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓
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⠎⠓⠕⠞⠎⠀⠊⠝⠀⠟⠥⠊⠉⠅⠀⠎⠥⠉⠉⠑⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠆⠀⠊⠝⠀⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠇⠕⠉⠁⠇⠊⠞⠊⠑⠎⠀⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠎⠓⠕⠞⠎⠀⠊⠝⠀⠟⠥⠊⠉⠅⠀
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