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How it flies ⠃⠗⠋ 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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