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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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