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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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⠙⠕⠛⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠝⠀⠕⠇⠙⠀⠉⠁⠞⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠍⠽⠀⠍⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀
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⠉⠓⠊⠇⠙⠀⠉⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠗⠑⠁⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠁⠀⠀⠃⠗⠑⠁⠞⠓⠀⠁⠞⠀⠋⠊⠗⠎⠞⠲⠀

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