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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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