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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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