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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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