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Library Ideals ⠃⠗⠋ 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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