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Design and tradition ⠃⠗⠋ 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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