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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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