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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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