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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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