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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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⠍⠁⠛⠝⠊⠋⠊⠉⠑⠝⠞⠀⠠⠉⠓⠕⠊⠗⠀⠀⠠⠎⠉⠗⠑⠑⠝⠲⠀⠠⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠀
⠓⠥⠛⠑⠂⠀⠎⠟⠥⠁⠗⠑⠀⠍⠁⠎⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠏⠁⠊⠝⠞⠑⠙⠀⠏⠊⠏⠑⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
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⠓⠕⠗⠊⠵⠕⠝⠞⠁⠇⠇⠽⠂⠀⠏⠕⠊⠝⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠙⠕⠺⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠝⠁⠧⠑⠲⠀
⠠⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠎⠞⠕⠏⠀⠊⠎⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠑⠎⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠅⠊⠝⠙⠀⠠⠊⠀
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⠀⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠁⠇⠃⠑⠗⠞⠀⠠⠓⠁⠇⠇⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀
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