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The box of whistles ⠃⠗⠋ 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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