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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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