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Blackboard Sketching ⠃⠗⠋ 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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