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Positions ⠃⠗⠋ 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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