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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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