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The Cap and Gown ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 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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⠔⠀⠠⠃⠑⠹⠇⠑⠓⠑⠍⠀⠷⠀⠠⠚⠥⠙⠑⠁⠂⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠃⠑⠉⠕⠍⠑⠀⠮⠀⠀⠸⠺⠄⠎
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⠋⠜⠤⠗⠑⠁⠡⠬⠀⠀⠔⠀⠸⠮⠀⠙⠊⠧⠔⠑⠀⠎⠊⠛⠝⠊⠋⠊⠉⠁⠝⠉⠑⠲⠀⠠⠇⠁⠽⠬
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