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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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⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠊⠎⠊⠝⠛⠀⠎⠞⠑⠁⠍⠲⠀⠠⠕⠋⠞⠑⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠛⠛
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⠞⠓⠑⠀⠝⠕⠗⠍⠁⠇⠀⠀⠍⠁⠝⠝⠑⠗⠀⠁⠋⠞⠑⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠊⠗⠙⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠗⠑⠞⠥⠗⠝⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠁⠛⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠁⠇⠑⠀
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⠊⠝⠉⠥⠃⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠗⠀⠁⠞⠞⠑⠍⠏⠞⠀⠀⠞⠕⠀⠊⠝⠚⠥⠗⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
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⠊⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠝⠁⠞⠥⠗⠁⠇⠀⠀⠊⠝⠎⠞⠊⠝⠉⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠝⠀
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