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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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⠍⠕⠗⠁⠇⠊⠞⠽⠀⠉⠁⠝⠀⠃⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠝⠕⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠑⠟⠥⠑⠝⠉⠑⠂⠀⠺⠓⠊⠇⠑
⠀⠑⠭⠞⠑⠗⠝⠁⠇⠀⠍⠕⠗⠁⠇⠊⠞⠽⠀⠊⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠎⠕⠀⠍⠥⠉⠓⠲⠀⠠⠊⠞⠀
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