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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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