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In quest of the perfect book ⠃⠗⠋ 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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