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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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