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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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