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The meaning of pictures ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠕⠏⠏⠕⠗⠞⠥⠝⠑⠇⠽⠀⠑⠝⠕⠥⠛⠓⠂⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠀⠁⠗⠞⠤⠞⠗⠥⠞⠓⠀⠊⠎⠀
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