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Old and new favorites ⠃⠗⠋ 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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