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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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⠇⠁⠝⠛⠥⠁⠛⠑⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠃⠑⠓⠁⠧⠊⠕⠗⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠝⠀
⠁⠏⠏⠑⠁⠗⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠎⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠂⠀⠞⠓⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀
⠎⠞⠗⠕⠝⠛⠆⠀⠊⠝⠀⠉⠕⠇⠕⠗⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠁⠺⠝⠽⠲⠀
⠠⠊⠝⠀⠇⠁⠝⠛⠥⠁⠛⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠞⠓⠕⠥⠛⠓⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠗⠑⠎⠑⠍⠃⠇⠑⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠇⠕⠝⠛⠤⠇⠕⠎⠞⠀⠠⠓⠊⠝⠙⠥⠀

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