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The elements of character ⠃⠗⠋ 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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