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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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