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Canaries ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠗⠑⠎⠕⠗⠞⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠝⠑⠭⠞⠀⠍⠕⠇⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠉⠁⠝⠁⠗⠽
⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠁⠛⠁⠊⠝⠀⠃⠑⠀⠏⠇⠁⠊⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠃⠗⠑⠑⠙⠊⠝⠛⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠗⠑⠑⠙⠊⠝⠛⠀⠎⠑⠁⠎⠕⠝⠀
⠋⠕⠗⠀⠉⠁⠝⠁⠗⠊⠑⠎⠀⠃⠑⠛⠊⠝⠎⠀⠏⠗⠕⠏⠑⠗⠇⠽⠀⠊⠝⠀⠠⠍⠁⠗⠉⠓⠲⠀
⠠⠞⠓⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀⠃⠊⠗⠙⠎⠀⠀⠕⠋⠞⠑⠝⠀⠎⠓⠕⠺⠀⠎⠊⠛⠝⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀
⠁⠏⠏⠗⠕⠁⠉⠓⠀⠁⠎⠀⠑⠁⠗⠇⠽⠀⠁⠎⠀⠠⠚⠁⠝⠥⠁⠗⠽⠂⠀⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠃⠑⠞⠞⠑⠗⠂⠀⠀⠃⠑⠉⠁⠥⠎⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠋⠋⠑⠉⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠉⠓⠁⠝⠛⠊⠝⠛⠀⠺⠑⠁⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠉⠕⠝⠙⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠥⠏⠕⠝⠀⠉⠁⠇⠇⠕⠺⠀
⠽⠕⠥⠝⠛⠂⠀⠞⠕⠀⠏⠕⠎⠞⠏⠕⠝⠑⠀⠝⠑⠎⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠁⠉⠞⠊⠧⠊⠞⠊⠑⠎⠀
⠥⠝⠞⠊⠇⠀⠇⠁⠞⠑⠗⠂⠀⠊⠋⠀⠏⠕⠎⠎⠊⠃⠇⠑⠲⠀⠠⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠀⠉⠁⠝⠁⠗⠽⠀
⠋⠁⠝⠉⠊⠑⠗⠎⠀⠅⠑⠑⠏⠀⠉⠁⠝⠁⠗⠊⠑⠎⠀⠏⠁⠊⠗⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠗⠕⠥⠛⠓⠕⠥⠞
⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠽⠑⠁⠗⠂⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀⠀⠉⠕⠍⠍⠕⠝⠀⠏⠗⠁⠉⠞⠊⠉⠑
⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠑⠏⠁⠗⠁⠞⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠑⠭⠑⠎⠀⠑⠭⠉⠑⠏⠞⠀⠺⠓⠑⠝⠀
⠃⠗⠑⠑⠙⠊⠝⠛⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠃⠑⠛⠊⠝⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠁⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀
⠎⠑⠁⠎⠕⠝⠀⠊⠎⠀⠍⠁⠗⠅⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠗⠊⠝⠛⠊⠝⠛⠂⠀⠧⠊⠛⠕⠗⠕⠥⠎⠀
⠎⠕⠝⠛⠀⠀⠁⠍⠕⠝⠛⠀⠍⠁⠇⠑⠀⠃⠊⠗⠙⠎⠂⠀⠁⠉⠉⠕⠍⠏⠁⠝⠊⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀
⠍⠥⠉⠓⠀⠗⠑⠎⠞⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀⠁⠉⠞⠊⠧⠊⠞⠽⠲⠀⠠⠋⠑⠍⠁⠇⠑⠎⠂⠀⠀
⠊⠝⠙⠊⠋⠋⠑⠗⠑⠝⠞⠀⠥⠝⠞⠊⠇⠀⠝⠕⠺⠂⠀⠗⠑⠎⠏⠕⠝⠙⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠇⠕⠥⠙

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