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A book of bridges ⠃⠗⠋ 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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689,869 braille cells · 726 embossed pages at 40×25 · 1,608 unrepresentable characters omitted

⠁⠞⠞⠗⠁⠉⠞⠊⠧⠑⠂⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀⠉⠓⠁⠗⠍⠀⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀
⠗⠊⠧⠁⠇⠀⠁⠞⠀⠠⠕⠗⠑⠝⠎⠑⠂⠀⠊⠝⠀⠠⠛⠁⠇⠇⠊⠉⠊⠁⠂⠀⠁⠀⠝⠕⠃⠇⠑⠀
⠍⠕⠝⠥⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠼⠁⠉⠁⠊⠀⠋⠑⠑⠞⠀⠇⠕⠝⠛⠂⠀⠃⠥⠊⠇⠞⠀⠊⠝⠀⠼⠁⠃⠉⠚
⠀⠃⠽⠀⠠⠃⠊⠎⠓⠕⠏⠀⠠⠇⠕⠗⠑⠝⠵⠕⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠗⠑⠏⠁⠊⠗⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀
⠼⠁⠙⠙⠊⠀⠃⠽⠀⠠⠃⠊⠎⠓⠕⠏⠀⠠⠏⠑⠙⠗⠕⠀⠙⠑⠀⠠⠎⠊⠇⠧⠁⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠎⠊⠭⠀⠁⠗⠉⠓⠑⠎⠀⠙⠊⠋⠋⠑⠗⠀⠊⠝⠀⠎⠊⠵⠑⠂⠀⠽⠑⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀
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⠛⠗⠁⠉⠑⠋⠥⠇⠇⠽⠀⠏⠕⠊⠝⠞⠑⠙⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠊⠝⠑⠎⠞⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀
⠗⠊⠎⠑⠎⠀⠁⠃⠕⠧⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠍⠊⠕⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠀⠓⠑⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠀
⠓⠥⠝⠙⠗⠑⠙⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠊⠗⠞⠽⠤⠋⠊⠧⠑⠀⠋⠑⠑⠞⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀
⠃⠗⠁⠧⠑⠀⠎⠏⠁⠝⠂⠀⠁⠀⠓⠥⠝⠙⠗⠑⠙⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠋⠊⠋⠞⠽⠤⠎⠊⠭⠀⠋⠑⠑⠞
⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠏⠊⠑⠗⠀⠞⠕⠀⠏⠊⠑⠗⠂⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠊⠙⠑⠎⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠝⠽
⠀⠊⠝⠀⠠⠎⠏⠁⠊⠝⠲⠼⠓⠀⠀⠠⠊⠇⠇⠥⠎⠞⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠒⠀⠠⠠⠏⠥⠑⠝⠞⠑⠀
⠠⠠⠙⠑⠀⠠⠠⠎⠁⠝⠀⠠⠠⠚⠥⠁⠝⠀⠠⠠⠙⠑⠀⠠⠠⠇⠁⠎⠀⠠⠠⠁⠃⠁⠙⠑⠎⠁⠎⠀
⠠⠠⠁⠞⠀⠠⠠⠛⠑⠗⠕⠝⠁⠂⠀⠠⠠⠎⠏⠁⠊⠝⠀⠀⠠⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠉⠕⠍⠍⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀
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⠊⠝⠧⠑⠝⠞⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠑⠝⠊⠥⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠛⠕⠞⠓⠊⠉⠀
⠁⠗⠉⠓⠊⠞⠑⠉⠞⠥⠗⠑⠲⠀⠠⠽⠑⠞⠀⠠⠍⠁⠗⠉⠕⠀⠠⠏⠕⠇⠕⠀⠋⠕⠥⠝⠙⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠍⠀⠊⠝⠀⠠⠉⠓⠊⠝⠁⠂⠼⠊⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠗⠕⠍⠁⠝⠀⠃⠗⠊⠙⠛⠑⠀
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⠀⠋⠇⠁⠞⠀⠗⠕⠁⠙⠀⠕⠧⠑⠗⠀⠁⠀⠗⠊⠧⠑⠗⠂⠀⠞⠓⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀⠊⠞⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀
⠑⠁⠎⠊⠑⠗⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀⠑⠭⠏⠑⠝⠎⠊⠧⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠥⠊⠇⠙⠀⠁⠀
⠎⠞⠑⠑⠏⠀⠃⠗⠊⠙⠛⠑⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠇⠕⠺⠀⠑⠍⠃⠁⠝⠅⠍⠑⠝⠞⠎⠲⠀⠠⠃⠥⠞⠀
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