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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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⠍⠁⠅⠊⠝⠛⠀⠼⠃⠀⠎⠉⠀⠊⠝⠀⠉⠑⠝⠞⠑⠗⠀⠎⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠼⠑⠤⠎⠉⠀
⠛⠗⠕⠥⠏⠆⠀⠚⠕⠊⠝⠲⠀⠼⠁⠋⠞⠓⠀⠗⠝⠙⠒⠀⠠⠎⠉⠀⠊⠝⠀⠝⠑⠭⠞⠀⠀⠎⠉⠂
⠀⠉⠓⠀⠼⠋⠀⠶⠞⠕⠀⠉⠕⠥⠝⠞⠀⠁⠎⠀⠙⠉⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠉⠓⠤⠼⠉⠶⠂⠀⠙⠉⠀⠊⠝
⠀⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠀⠁⠎⠀⠇⠁⠎⠞⠀⠎⠉⠂⠀⠔⠔⠀⠉⠓⠀⠀⠼⠋⠂⠀⠎⠅⠊⠏⠀
⠼⠑⠀⠎⠉⠂⠀⠎⠉⠀⠊⠝⠀⠝⠑⠭⠞⠀⠎⠉⠂⠀⠉⠓⠀⠼⠋⠆⠀⠊⠝⠀⠉⠑⠝⠞⠑⠗⠀
⠎⠉⠀⠁⠞⠀⠞⠊⠏⠀⠕⠋⠀⠝⠑⠭⠞⠀⠏⠕⠊⠝⠞⠀⠀⠍⠁⠅⠑⠀⠙⠉⠂⠀⠉⠓⠀⠼⠉⠂

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