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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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⠇⠊⠞⠑⠗⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠎⠆⠀⠉⠕⠥⠗⠎⠑⠎⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠓⠊⠎⠞⠕⠗⠽⠀⠕⠋⠀
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