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Automatic finger control ⠃⠗⠋ 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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