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Ballad Book ⠃⠗⠋ 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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248,489 braille cells · 261 embossed pages at 40×25 · 1,874 unrepresentable characters omitted

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