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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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