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Sign talk ⠃⠗⠋ 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.