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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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