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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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