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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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⠎⠞⠑⠁⠍⠎⠓⠊⠏⠀⠓⠊⠎⠞⠕⠗⠽⠲⠀⠠⠺⠑⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠎⠕⠀
⠎⠥⠉⠉⠑⠎⠎⠋⠥⠇⠀⠥⠏⠕⠝⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀⠉⠕⠁⠎⠞⠎⠂⠀⠗⠊⠧⠑⠗⠎⠂⠀⠀⠁⠝⠙
⠀⠇⠁⠅⠑⠎⠂⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠊⠞⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠝⠁⠞⠥⠗⠁⠇⠀⠺⠑⠀
⠎⠓⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠍⠁⠅⠑⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠑⠋⠋⠕⠗⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠙⠕⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀⠀⠏⠁⠗⠞⠀
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