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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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