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The turner's companion ⠃⠗⠋ 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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