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Scaffolding ⠃⠗⠋ 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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