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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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⠙⠕⠥⠃⠞⠀⠙⠑⠎⠊⠗⠑⠎⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠋⠗⠑⠑⠀⠍⠑⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀
⠎⠥⠋⠋⠑⠗⠊⠝⠛⠲⠴⠀⠠⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠥⠍⠍⠕⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀⠥⠏⠀⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀
⠉⠕⠥⠗⠁⠛⠑⠂⠀⠓⠑⠀⠓⠁⠇⠞⠑⠙⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠋⠥⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀
⠠⠃⠥⠙⠙⠓⠁⠀⠁⠏⠏⠗⠕⠁⠉⠓⠑⠙⠀⠓⠊⠍⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠁⠎⠅⠑⠙⠒⠀⠦⠠⠺⠓⠽⠂
⠀⠠⠍⠁⠎⠞⠑⠗⠀⠍⠁⠝⠂⠀⠙⠕⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠀⠛⠕⠀⠁⠃⠕⠥⠞⠀
⠇⠁⠍⠑⠝⠞⠊⠝⠛⠦⠴⠀⠦⠠⠍⠁⠎⠞⠑⠗⠂⠀⠃⠑⠉⠁⠥⠎⠑⠀⠠⠊⠀
⠉⠕⠥⠇⠙⠝⠄⠞⠀⠙⠊⠎⠞⠊⠝⠛⠥⠊⠎⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠙⠊⠗⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠂⠀
⠇⠕⠎⠞⠀⠍⠽⠀⠺⠁⠽⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠁⠋⠗⠁⠊⠙⠀⠕⠋⠀⠙⠑⠁⠞⠓⠲⠴⠀
⠠⠞⠓⠑⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠋⠥⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀⠀⠠⠃⠥⠙⠙⠓⠁⠀⠉⠕⠝⠙⠥⠉⠞⠑⠙⠀⠓⠊⠍
⠀⠞⠕⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠕⠺⠝⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠃⠕⠙⠑⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠁⠀
⠋⠑⠺⠀⠙⠁⠽⠎⠀⠀⠛⠇⠁⠙⠙⠑⠝⠑⠙⠀⠓⠊⠍⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠋⠗⠥⠊⠞⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠑⠙⠊⠃⠇⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠝⠀⠎⠁⠊⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠋⠥⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀⠀

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