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From Paper-mill to Pressroom ⠃⠗⠋ 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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