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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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