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Watch and Clock Escapements ⠃⠗⠋ 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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