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The Cap and Gown ⠃⠗⠋ 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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