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Pictorial Beauty on the Screen ⠃⠗⠋ 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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