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Sailing ⠃⠗⠋ 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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