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Writing and rewriting ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠗⠊⠝⠉⠊⠏⠁⠇⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠓⠊⠛⠓⠀⠎⠉⠓⠕⠕⠇⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀
⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀⠀⠛⠗⠁⠙⠥⠁⠞⠑⠙⠂⠀⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠉⠓⠁⠝⠛⠑⠎⠀
⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠍⠁⠅⠑⠦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠓⠕⠺⠀⠙⠕⠑⠎⠀⠊⠞⠀⠋⠑⠑⠇⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠃⠑⠀⠗⠑⠙⠤⠓⠑⠁⠙⠑⠙⠂⠀⠇⠑⠋⠞⠤⠓⠁⠝⠙⠑⠙⠂⠀⠃⠁⠇⠙⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀
⠋⠁⠞⠦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠺⠓⠽⠀⠠⠊⠀⠁⠍⠀⠕⠗⠀⠁⠍⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠁⠀⠉⠓⠥⠗⠉⠓⠀
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