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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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