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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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