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For the Birds ⠃⠗⠋ 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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