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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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