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

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