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Cobwebs to catch flies ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠠⠍⠗⠎⠲⠀⠠⠇⠕⠧⠑⠉⠓⠊⠇⠙⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠗⠕⠕⠍⠀⠊⠝⠀⠓⠑⠗⠀

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