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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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