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

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