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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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⠝⠕⠞⠀⠀⠛⠗⠁⠉⠑⠋⠥⠇⠲⠀⠠⠺⠑⠀⠙⠕⠀⠊⠞⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠺⠁⠽⠲⠴⠀
⠠⠞⠓⠑⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠎⠅⠑⠞⠉⠓⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀⠎⠞⠗⠥⠉⠞⠥⠗⠑⠂⠀
⠃⠥⠞⠀⠀⠊⠝⠀⠎⠺⠑⠑⠏⠊⠝⠛⠀⠇⠊⠝⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠺⠕⠗⠅⠀
⠍⠁⠝⠽⠀⠍⠕⠧⠑⠍⠑⠝⠞⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠊⠝⠙⠊⠉⠁⠞⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠎⠞⠗⠁⠊⠛⠓⠞
⠀⠀⠇⠊⠝⠑⠎⠂⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠁⠅⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠎⠊⠍⠏⠇⠊⠉⠊⠞⠽⠲⠀⠠⠁⠎
⠀⠁⠀⠍⠁⠞⠞⠑⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀⠋⠁⠉⠞⠂⠀⠠⠊⠀⠝⠑⠧⠑⠗⠀⠎⠁⠺⠀⠁⠀⠀
⠠⠉⠓⠑⠽⠑⠝⠝⠑⠀⠍⠁⠅⠑⠀⠁⠀⠎⠞⠗⠁⠊⠛⠓⠞⠤⠇⠊⠝⠑⠀⠍⠕⠧⠑⠍⠑⠝⠞⠂
⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠁⠀⠛⠗⠁⠉⠑⠋⠥⠇⠀⠉⠥⠗⠧⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠍⠁⠝⠽⠀
⠎⠊⠛⠝⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠋⠕⠇⠇⠕⠺⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠁⠀⠉⠓⠁⠝⠛⠑⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀
⠇⠊⠁⠊⠎⠕⠝⠆⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠊⠎⠂⠀⠃⠽⠀⠁⠝⠀⠀⠊⠝⠞⠗⠕⠙⠥⠉⠑⠙⠀
⠎⠺⠑⠑⠏⠀⠞⠕⠀⠚⠕⠊⠝⠀⠊⠞⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠊⠛⠝⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀
⠋⠕⠇⠇⠕⠺⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠁⠧⠕⠊⠙⠀⠁⠀⠚⠑⠗⠅⠀⠀⠕⠗⠀⠥⠝⠏⠇⠑⠁⠎⠁⠝⠞⠀
⠍⠕⠧⠑⠍⠑⠝⠞⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠑⠇⠑⠛⠁⠝⠞⠀⠍⠁⠝⠝⠑⠗⠀⠊⠎⠀⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀
⠠⠊⠀⠉⠁⠇⠇⠀⠁⠝⠀⠠⠊⠝⠙⠊⠁⠝⠀⠀⠁⠉⠉⠑⠝⠞⠂⠀⠋⠑⠺⠀⠺⠓⠊⠞⠑⠎⠀
⠁⠉⠓⠊⠑⠧⠑⠀⠊⠞⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠝⠀⠁⠀⠙⠊⠛⠝⠊⠋⠊⠑⠙⠀⠺⠁⠽⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠑⠭⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠋⠁⠉⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠕⠎⠑⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀
⠥⠎⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠀⠑⠇⠥⠉⠊⠙⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠑⠎⠞⠥⠗⠑⠂⠀⠃⠥⠞
⠀⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠎⠏⠁⠗⠊⠝⠛⠇⠽⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠠⠉⠕⠝⠉⠑⠏⠞⠀
⠠⠠⠁⠝⠙⠀⠠⠠⠊⠞⠎⠀⠠⠠⠧⠁⠇⠥⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠞⠥⠙⠑⠝⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠧⠕⠉⠁⠇⠀⠇⠁⠝⠛⠥⠁⠛⠑⠀⠋⠊⠝⠙⠎⠀⠧⠊⠞⠁⠇⠀⠓⠑⠇⠏⠀⠊⠝⠀
⠗⠑⠍⠑⠍⠃⠑⠗⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠙⠑⠗⠊⠧⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠺⠕⠗⠙⠎⠆⠀⠎⠕
⠀⠁⠇⠎⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠊⠛⠝⠤⠞⠁⠇⠅⠑⠗⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠍⠕⠎⠞⠀⠎⠊⠛⠝⠎⠀
⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀⠏⠁⠝⠞⠕⠍⠊⠍⠊⠉⠀⠕⠗⠊⠛⠊⠝⠁⠇⠇⠽⠂⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠞⠓⠗⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀
⠍⠥⠉⠓⠀⠥⠎⠑⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠃⠑⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀⠀⠎⠓⠕⠗⠞⠑⠝⠑⠙⠂⠀⠞⠊⠇⠇⠀
⠝⠕⠺⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠉⠕⠝⠧⠑⠝⠞⠊⠕⠝⠁⠇⠲⠀⠠⠽⠑⠞⠀⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀

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.