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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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