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The grateful elephant ⠃⠗⠋ 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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