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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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