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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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