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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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⠎⠞⠁⠝⠙⠁⠗⠙⠎⠀⠗⠊⠎⠊⠝⠛⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠛⠗⠕⠥⠝⠙⠀⠇⠑⠧⠑⠇⠂
⠀⠕⠗⠂⠀⠊⠋⠀⠎⠕⠀⠙⠑⠎⠊⠛⠝⠑⠙⠂⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠕⠏⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑
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⠁⠗⠗⠁⠝⠛⠑⠙⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠓⠊⠛⠓⠑⠗⠀⠏⠕⠗⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠊⠇⠇⠥⠎⠞⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠒⠀⠠⠠⠋⠊⠛⠲⠀⠼⠉⠓⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠙⠕⠍⠑⠎⠀
⠁⠝⠙⠀⠁⠗⠉⠓⠑⠎⠲⠤⠤⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠉⠁⠋⠋⠕⠇⠙⠊⠝⠛⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠙⠕⠍⠑⠎⠀
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⠎⠞⠁⠝⠙⠁⠗⠙⠎⠀⠎⠞⠁⠝⠙⠊⠝⠛⠀⠥⠏⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠗⠑⠁⠀⠉⠕⠧⠑⠗⠑⠙
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⠇⠑⠙⠛⠑⠗⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠃⠗⠁⠉⠑⠎⠀⠊⠝⠀⠙⠊⠗⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠁⠞⠀
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