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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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