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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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