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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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