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Hand-book of punctuation ⠃⠗⠋ 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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