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Artificial Limbs ⠃⠗⠋ 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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