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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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