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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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