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The book of topiary ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠦⠠⠁⠙⠙⠊⠎⠕⠝⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠕⠥⠀⠏⠕⠇⠊⠎⠓⠑⠙⠀
⠎⠁⠛⠑⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠎⠓⠁⠇⠇⠀⠠⠊⠀⠉⠁⠇⠇⠀⠞⠓⠑⠑⠀⠃⠁⠗⠙⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠊⠀⠎⠑⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠑⠀⠉⠕⠍⠑⠒⠀⠁⠗⠕⠥⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠽⠀⠞⠑⠍⠏⠇⠑⠎⠀
⠏⠇⠁⠽⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠁⠍⠃⠑⠝⠞⠀⠋⠇⠁⠍⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠓⠥⠍⠕⠥⠗⠂⠀⠃⠗⠊⠛⠓⠞⠄⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀⠍⠊⠇⠙⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠽
⠀⠚⠥⠙⠛⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠎⠍⠊⠇⠑⠎⠆⠀⠛⠗⠁⠉⠊⠕⠥⠎⠀⠞⠓⠕⠥⠀
⠉⠕⠍⠄⠎⠞⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠠⠎⠁⠞⠊⠗⠑⠀⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠽⠀
⠎⠊⠙⠑⠂⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀⠉⠓⠑⠉⠅⠎⠀⠓⠑⠗⠀⠋⠗⠕⠺⠝⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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⠎⠓⠁⠙⠑⠎⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠝⠙⠀⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠍⠀⠞⠕⠀
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⠠⠎⠺⠑⠑⠏⠎⠀⠞⠓⠗⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀⠑⠁⠉⠓⠀⠅⠊⠝⠙⠗⠑⠙⠀⠧⠊⠎⠞⠁⠂⠀
⠛⠗⠕⠧⠑⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠛⠗⠕⠧⠑⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠝⠕⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀
⠋⠗⠁⠞⠑⠗⠝⠁⠇⠀⠋⠁⠗⠑⠺⠑⠇⠇⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠑⠭⠏⠊⠗⠑⠲⠴⠤⠤⠠⠍⠁⠎⠕⠝⠲

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