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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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