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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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