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When the Word is Given... ⠃⠗⠋ 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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