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Primus Annus ⠃⠗⠋ 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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