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Texas Gemstones ⠃⠗⠋ 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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