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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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