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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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