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Pens and types ⠃⠗⠋ 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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