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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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