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The English of military communications ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠑⠉⠕⠝⠝⠕⠊⠞⠑⠗⠊⠝⠛⠀⠏⠁⠗⠞⠽⠀⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠁⠊⠝⠀
⠃⠕⠙⠽⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠕⠕⠗⠀⠋⠊⠑⠇⠙⠀⠍⠑⠎⠎⠁⠛⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠀⠛⠁⠏⠀
⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠝⠕⠀⠁⠍⠕⠥⠝⠞⠀⠀⠕⠋⠀⠉⠕⠥⠗⠁⠛⠑⠕⠥⠎⠀⠑⠋⠋⠕⠗⠞⠀⠊⠝
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