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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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