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Le Sahara ⠃⠗⠋ 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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