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Character Building ⠃⠗⠋ 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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312,498 braille cells · 328 embossed pages at 40×25 · 229 unrepresentable characters omitted

⠞⠕⠀⠙⠊⠎⠞⠊⠝⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠁⠇⠍⠕⠎⠞⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠕⠥⠞⠀⠑⠭⠉⠑⠏⠞⠊⠕⠝
⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠁⠀⠀⠏⠑⠗⠎⠕⠝⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠗⠊⠎⠑⠝⠀⠃⠽⠀
⠕⠧⠑⠗⠉⠕⠍⠊⠝⠛⠀⠕⠃⠎⠞⠁⠉⠇⠑⠎⠂⠀⠃⠽⠀⠗⠑⠍⠕⠧⠊⠝⠛⠀
⠙⠊⠋⠋⠊⠉⠥⠇⠞⠊⠑⠎⠂⠀⠀⠃⠽⠀⠗⠑⠎⠕⠇⠧⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠺⠓⠑⠝⠀⠓⠑
⠀⠍⠑⠞⠀⠙⠊⠎⠉⠕⠥⠗⠁⠛⠑⠍⠑⠝⠞⠎⠀⠓⠑⠀⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠛⠊⠧⠑⠀
⠥⠏⠲⠀⠀⠠⠍⠁⠅⠑⠀⠥⠏⠀⠽⠕⠥⠗⠀⠍⠊⠝⠙⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀
⠛⠕⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠕⠀⠕⠧⠑⠗⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀⠑⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠙⠊⠎⠉⠕⠥⠗⠁⠛⠑⠍⠑⠝⠞⠂⠀
⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠛⠕⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠕⠀⠇⠑⠞⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀
⠙⠊⠎⠉⠕⠥⠗⠁⠛⠑⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠕⠧⠑⠗⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀⠽⠕⠥⠲⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠕⠎⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠽⠕⠥⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠊⠝⠉⠇⠊⠝⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠍⠕⠕⠙⠽⠀
⠁⠝⠙⠀⠍⠕⠗⠕⠎⠑⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠊⠝⠉⠇⠊⠝⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠋⠑⠑⠇⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠓⠕⠇⠑⠀⠺⠕⠗⠇⠙⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠛⠁⠊⠝⠎⠞⠀
⠽⠕⠥⠂⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠕⠀⠥⠎⠑⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠞⠗⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠑⠇⠑⠧⠁⠞⠑⠀⠽⠕⠥⠗⠎⠑⠇⠧⠑⠎⠂⠀⠍⠁⠅⠑⠀⠥⠏⠀⠽⠕⠥⠗⠀
⠍⠊⠝⠙⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠀⠽⠕⠥⠗⠀⠋⠥⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠚⠥⠎⠞⠀⠁⠎⠀
⠃⠗⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠁⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠝⠽⠃⠕⠙⠽⠀⠑⠇⠎⠑⠲⠀⠠⠙⠕⠀
⠞⠓⠊⠎⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠋⠊⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀
⠊⠞⠀⠊⠝⠀⠽⠕⠥⠗⠀⠕⠺⠝⠀⠏⠕⠺⠑⠗⠀⠞⠕⠀⠍⠁⠅⠑⠀⠽⠕⠥⠗⠀⠋⠥⠞⠥⠗⠑
⠀⠃⠗⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠀⠕⠗⠀⠛⠇⠕⠕⠍⠽⠂⠀⠚⠥⠎⠞⠀⠁⠎⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠙⠑⠎⠊⠗⠑⠲⠀
⠠⠠⠕⠝⠀⠠⠠⠛⠑⠞⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠠⠁⠀⠠⠠⠓⠕⠍⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠑⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀
⠉⠕⠇⠕⠥⠗⠑⠙⠀⠍⠁⠝⠀⠕⠺⠑⠎⠀⠊⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠓⠊⠍⠎⠑⠇⠋⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠓⠊⠎⠀⠉⠓⠊⠇⠙⠗⠑⠝⠀⠁⠎⠀⠺⠑⠇⠇⠂⠀⠞⠕⠀⠀⠎⠑⠉⠥⠗⠑⠀⠁⠀⠓⠕⠍⠑⠀
⠚⠥⠎⠞⠀⠁⠎⠀⠎⠕⠕⠝⠀⠁⠎⠀⠏⠕⠎⠎⠊⠃⠇⠑⠲⠀⠠⠝⠕⠀⠍⠁⠞⠞⠑⠗⠀⠓⠕⠺
⠀⠎⠍⠁⠇⠇⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠇⠕⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠀⠛⠗⠕⠥⠝⠙⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠃⠑⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀
⠓⠕⠺⠀⠓⠥⠍⠃⠇⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠙⠺⠑⠇⠇⠊⠝⠛⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠙⠀⠕⠝⠀⠊⠞⠂⠀

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