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The American Union Speaker ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 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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