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The Polar World ⠃⠗⠋ 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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