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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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