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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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