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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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