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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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