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Ocean Steamships ⠃⠗⠋ 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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