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When the Word is Given... ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠵⠀⠱⠊⠞⠑⠀⠡⠥⠗⠡⠍⠢⠀⠶⠀⠉⠕⠝⠉⠻⠝⠫⠀⠯⠀⠎⠑⠞⠀⠮⠀⠎⠉⠢⠑⠀⠿⠀⠮
⠀⠀⠑⠌⠁⠃⠇⠊⠩⠍⠢⠞⠀⠷⠀⠎⠑⠏⠜⠁⠞⠑⠀⠡⠥⠗⠡⠑⠎⠀⠿⠀
⠠⠝⠑⠛⠗⠕⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠝⠑⠛⠗⠕⠀⠠⠃⠁⠏⠞⠊⠌⠀⠡⠥⠗⠡⠑⠎⠀⠃⠑⠛⠁⠝
⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠏⠗⠳⠞⠀⠱⠊⠇⠑⠀⠮⠀⠺⠜⠀⠿⠀⠊⠝⠙⠑⠏⠢⠙⠢⠉⠑⠀⠀⠴⠀⠌⠊⠇⠇
⠀⠃⠑⠬⠀⠺⠁⠛⠫⠲⠀⠠⠛⠑⠕⠗⠛⠑⠀⠠⠇⠊⠑⠇⠑⠂⠀⠁⠀⠠⠝⠑⠛⠗⠕⠀
⠇⠑⠁⠙⠻⠂⠀⠋⠳⠝⠙⠫⠀⠁⠀⠠⠃⠁⠏⠞⠊⠌⠀⠀⠡⠥⠗⠡⠀⠔⠀
⠠⠎⠁⠧⠁⠝⠝⠁⠓⠂⠀⠠⠛⠑⠕⠗⠛⠊⠁⠂⠀⠔⠀⠼⠁⠛⠛⠊⠀⠞⠀⠃⠑⠉⠁⠍⠑⠀⠮⠀
⠝⠥⠉⠇⠑⠥⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠀⠠⠝⠑⠛⠗⠕⠀⠠⠃⠁⠏⠞⠊⠌⠎⠀⠔⠀⠞⠀⠌⠁⠞⠑⠲⠀
⠠⠧⠊⠗⠛⠔⠊⠁⠀⠠⠝⠑⠛⠗⠕⠑⠎⠀⠕⠗⠛⠁⠝⠊⠵⠫⠀⠁⠀⠠⠃⠁⠏⠞⠊⠌⠀⠀
⠡⠥⠗⠡⠀⠔⠀⠠⠏⠑⠞⠻⠎⠃⠥⠗⠛⠀⠔⠀⠼⠁⠛⠛⠋⠂⠀⠔⠀⠠⠗⠊⠡⠍⠕⠝⠙⠀⠔⠀
⠼⠁⠛⠓⠚⠂⠀⠯⠀⠔⠀⠠⠺⠊⠇⠇⠊⠁⠍⠎⠃⠥⠗⠛⠀⠀⠔⠀⠼⠁⠛⠓⠑⠲⠀
⠠⠁⠉⠉⠕⠗⠙⠬⠀⠞⠕⠀⠠⠙⠗⠲⠀⠠⠚⠕⠓⠝⠀⠠⠓⠕⠏⠑⠀⠠⠋⠗⠁⠝⠅⠇⠔⠂⠀
⠸⠍⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠱⠊⠞⠑⠀⠉⠇⠻⠛⠽⠀⠀⠔⠀⠠⠧⠊⠗⠛⠔⠊⠁⠀⠁⠎⠎⠊⠌⠫⠀
⠠⠝⠑⠛⠗⠕⠑⠎⠀⠔⠀⠎⠑⠞⠞⠬⠀⠥⠏⠀⠯⠀⠕⠗⠛⠁⠝⠊⠵⠬⠀⠸⠮⠀⠀
⠎⠑⠏⠜⠁⠞⠑⠀⠡⠥⠗⠡⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠭⠀⠴⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠠⠝⠕⠗⠹⠀⠞⠀⠮⠀
⠠⠝⠑⠛⠗⠕⠀⠡⠥⠗⠡⠀⠗⠑⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠃⠥⠗⠛⠑⠕⠝⠫⠲⠀⠠⠿⠑⠍⠕⠌⠀⠀
⠁⠍⠕⠝⠛⠀⠮⠀⠠⠝⠕⠗⠮⠗⠝⠀⠠⠝⠑⠛⠗⠕⠀⠡⠥⠗⠡⠍⠢⠀⠴⠀⠠⠗⠊⠡⠜⠙⠀
⠠⠁⠇⠇⠢⠂⠀⠁⠝⠀⠑⠭⠤⠎⠇⠁⠧⠑⠀⠀⠱⠕⠀⠸⠓⠀⠏⠥⠗⠡⠁⠎⠫⠀⠦⠀
⠋⠗⠑⠫⠕⠍⠀⠋⠀⠦⠀⠠⠙⠑⠇⠁⠺⠜⠑⠀⠍⠁⠌⠻⠀⠔⠀⠼⠁⠛⠛⠛⠂⠀⠮⠀⠀⠽⠑⠜
⠀⠓⠑⠀⠁⠇⠎⠕⠀⠁⠉⠉⠑⠏⠞⠫⠀⠠⠡⠗⠊⠌⠀⠵⠀⠦⠀⠎⠁⠧⠊⠳⠗⠲⠀⠠⠔⠀
⠼⠁⠛⠓⠋⠀⠠⠁⠇⠇⠢⠀⠍⠕⠧⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀⠀⠠⠏⠓⠊⠇⠁⠙⠑⠇⠏⠓⠊⠁⠀⠯⠀
⠃⠑⠛⠁⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠓⠕⠇⠙⠀⠏⠗⠁⠽⠻⠀⠍⠑⠑⠞⠬⠎⠀⠿⠀⠠⠝⠑⠛⠗⠕⠑⠎⠲⠀
⠠⠦⠀⠑⠋⠿⠞⠎⠀⠀⠞⠕⠀⠑⠌⠁⠃⠇⠊⠩⠀⠁⠀⠠⠝⠑⠛⠗⠕⠀⠡⠥⠗⠡⠀⠶⠀
⠕⠏⠏⠕⠎⠫⠀⠃⠽⠀⠱⠊⠞⠑⠎⠀⠯⠀⠐⠎⠀⠠⠝⠑⠛⠗⠕⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠃⠀⠱⠢⠀⠮⠀
⠷⠋⠊⠉⠊⠁⠇⠎⠀⠷⠀⠠⠌⠲⠀⠠⠛⠑⠕⠗⠛⠑⠄⠎⠀⠠⠡⠥⠗⠡⠂⠀⠱⠻⠑⠀

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