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Illuminated Manuscripts ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠀⠩⠪⠬⠀⠌⠗⠕⠝⠛⠀⠠⠃⠽⠵⠁⠝⠞⠔⠑⠀⠊⠝⠋⠇⠥⠢⠉⠑⠤⠤⠉⠁⠏⠊⠞⠁⠇⠎⠀
⠷⠀⠉⠕⠇⠥⠍⠝⠎⠀⠷⠀⠉⠇⠁⠎⠎⠊⠉⠀⠕⠗⠊⠛⠔⠀⠯⠀⠞⠗⠁⠉⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀
⠠⠍⠻⠕⠧⠬⠊⠁⠝⠀⠔⠀⠇⠑⠞⠞⠻⠀⠿⠍⠎⠀⠯⠀⠕⠗⠝⠁⠍⠢⠞⠁⠇⠀
⠙⠑⠞⠁⠊⠇⠎⠲⠀⠠⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀⠇⠀⠮⠀⠠⠑⠧⠁⠝⠛⠑⠇⠊⠜⠽⠀⠷⠀
⠠⠇⠕⠹⠁⠊⠗⠑⠂⠀⠁⠇⠗⠑⠁⠙⠽⠀⠍⠢⠞⠊⠕⠝⠫⠂⠀⠁⠀⠍⠕⠌⠀
⠎⠥⠍⠏⠞⠥⠳⠎⠀⠑⠭⠁⠍⠏⠇⠑⠀⠗⠊⠡⠀⠔⠀⠎⠊⠇⠧⠻⠀⠯⠀⠛⠕⠇⠙⠤⠤⠮⠀
⠇⠁⠞⠞⠻⠀⠓⠁⠧⠬⠀⠁⠀⠛⠗⠯⠀⠏⠕⠗⠞⠗⠁⠊⠞⠀⠷⠀⠠⠇⠕⠹⠁⠊⠗⠑⠀
⠎⠑⠁⠞⠫⠀⠕⠝⠀⠦⠀⠹⠗⠕⠝⠑⠲⠀⠠⠃⠕⠹⠀⠠⠠⠍⠎⠎⠲⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀
⠠⠝⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠁⠇⠀⠠⠇⠊⠃⠗⠜⠽⠀⠁⠞⠀⠠⠏⠜⠊⠎⠂⠀⠮⠀⠠⠧⠊⠧⠊⠢⠂⠀
⠠⠝⠕⠲⠀⠼⠁⠀⠶⠠⠮⠕⠇⠲⠀⠠⠇⠁⠞⠲⠶⠂⠀⠮⠀⠠⠇⠕⠹⠁⠊⠗⠑⠂⠀⠠⠝⠕⠲⠀
⠼⠃⠋⠋⠲⠀⠠⠃⠀⠮⠀⠐⠕⠀⠑⠭⠁⠍⠏⠇⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠺⠑⠀⠺⠳⠇⠙⠀
⠉⠁⠇⠇⠀⠮⠀⠗⠑⠁⠙⠻⠄⠎⠀⠁⠞⠞⠢⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠹⠳⠛⠓⠀⠁⠍⠕⠝⠛⠀⠮⠀
⠑⠜⠇⠊⠻⠀⠏⠗⠕⠙⠥⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠏⠻⠊⠕⠙⠂⠀⠵⠀⠝⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀
⠍⠕⠌⠀⠗⠑⠁⠙⠊⠇⠽⠀⠁⠉⠉⠑⠎⠎⠊⠃⠇⠑⠂⠀⠃⠀⠍⠕⠌⠀⠏⠗⠑⠉⠊⠳⠎⠀⠞⠕
⠀⠮⠀⠠⠑⠝⠛⠇⠊⠩⠀⠌⠥⠙⠢⠞⠂⠀⠊⠎⠀⠮⠀⠉⠑⠇⠑⠃⠗⠁⠞⠫⠀⠠⠁⠇⠉⠥⠔⠀
⠠⠃⠊⠃⠇⠑⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠠⠃⠗⠊⠞⠊⠩⠀⠠⠍⠥⠎⠑⠥⠍⠀⠶⠠⠁⠙⠙⠲⠀⠠⠠⠍⠎⠲⠀
⠼⠁⠚⠑⠙⠋⠶⠲⠀⠠⠹⠊⠎⠀⠧⠢⠻⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠠⠠⠍⠎⠲⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠀⠉⠕⠏⠽⠀⠷⠀
⠮⠀⠠⠧⠥⠇⠛⠁⠞⠑⠀⠗⠑⠧⠊⠎⠫⠀⠃⠽⠀⠠⠁⠇⠉⠥⠔⠀⠓⠊⠍⠎⠑⠇⠋⠂⠀⠯⠀
⠎⠁⠊⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠑⠭⠁⠉⠞⠇⠽⠀⠎⠊⠍⠊⠇⠜⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠐⠕⠀⠁⠞⠀
⠠⠃⠁⠍⠃⠻⠛⠲⠀⠠⠃⠊⠃⠇⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠗⠑⠧⠊⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠴⠀⠏⠻⠓⠁⠏⠎⠀⠮⠀
⠍⠕⠌⠀⠊⠍⠏⠕⠗⠞⠁⠝⠞⠀⠷⠀⠦⠀⠸⠍⠀⠇⠊⠞⠻⠜⠽⠀⠕⠉⠉⠥⠏⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠂
⠀⠯⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀⠧⠕⠇⠥⠍⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠗⠑⠁⠎⠕⠝⠁⠃⠇⠽⠀⠃⠑⠇⠊⠑⠧⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠃⠑⠀⠮⠀⠁⠉⠞⠥⠁⠇⠀⠉⠕⠏⠽⠀⠏⠗⠑⠏⠜⠫⠀⠿⠀⠏⠗⠑⠎⠢⠞⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠞⠕
⠀⠠⠡⠜⠇⠑⠍⠁⠛⠝⠑⠀⠐⠥⠀⠮⠀⠗⠑⠧⠊⠎⠻⠄⠎⠀⠕⠺⠝⠀
⠎⠥⠏⠻⠔⠞⠢⠙⠢⠉⠑⠂⠀⠏⠕⠎⠎⠊⠃⠇⠽⠂⠀⠔⠀⠐⠏⠀⠁⠞⠀⠇⠑⠁⠌⠂⠀⠮⠀

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