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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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