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The Poetry of Architecture ⠃⠗⠋ 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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