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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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