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Vision and Design ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠉⠇⠑⠁⠗⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠏⠑⠗⠉⠑⠏⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠝⠑⠑⠙⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠀
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⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠑⠝⠎⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠧⠊⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠃⠑⠉⠕⠍⠑⠎⠀⠀⠓⠊⠛⠓⠇⠽⠀
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⠁⠙⠍⠊⠗⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠑⠉⠕⠝⠕⠍⠽⠀⠺⠑⠀⠇⠑⠁⠗⠝⠀⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠑⠑⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀
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⠃⠥⠞⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠊⠎⠀⠊⠝⠀⠋⠁⠉⠞⠀⠀⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑⠂⠀⠚⠥⠎⠞⠀
⠑⠝⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀⠞⠕⠀⠗⠑⠉⠕⠛⠝⠊⠎⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠊⠙⠑⠝⠞⠊⠋⠽⠀⠑⠁⠉⠓⠀
⠕⠃⠚⠑⠉⠞⠀⠕⠗⠀⠀⠏⠑⠗⠎⠕⠝⠆⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠙⠕⠝⠑⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠛⠕⠀
⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠁⠝⠀⠑⠝⠞⠗⠽⠀⠊⠝⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀⠍⠑⠝⠞⠁⠇⠀⠉⠁⠞⠁⠇⠕⠛⠥⠑⠀
⠁⠝⠙⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠀⠝⠕⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀⠗⠑⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠎⠑⠑⠝⠲⠀⠠⠊⠝⠀⠁⠉⠞⠥⠁⠇
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⠗⠑⠁⠙⠎⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠁⠃⠑⠇⠎⠀⠁⠎⠀⠊⠞⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠕⠃⠚⠑⠉⠞⠎⠀⠁⠗⠕⠥⠝⠙⠀⠓⠊⠍⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠗⠕⠥⠃⠇⠑⠎⠀⠝⠕⠀

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