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Wood-Block Printing ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

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⠊⠝⠞⠑⠗⠊⠕⠗⠀⠋⠕⠗⠍⠀⠕⠗⠀⠉⠓⠁⠗⠁⠉⠞⠑⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀⠏⠁⠗⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠀
⠙⠑⠎⠊⠛⠝⠂⠀⠇⠑⠁⠧⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠓⠁⠏⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠀
⠉⠕⠇⠕⠥⠗⠤⠃⠇⠕⠉⠅⠀⠞⠕⠀⠑⠭⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠥⠞⠎⠊⠙⠑⠀
⠎⠓⠁⠏⠑⠀⠕⠗⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠕⠥⠗⠆⠀⠁⠎⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠏⠕⠞⠎⠀
⠎⠥⠛⠛⠑⠎⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠋⠕⠇⠊⠁⠛⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠗⠊⠝⠞⠀⠕⠝⠀⠏⠁⠛⠑⠀
⠼⠁⠁⠙⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠓⠁⠏⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠗⠑⠑⠀⠋⠕⠗⠍⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀
⠏⠁⠗⠞⠇⠽⠀⠇⠑⠋⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠇⠕⠥⠗⠤⠃⠇⠕⠉⠅⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠉⠕⠍⠏⠇⠑⠞⠑⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠅⠑⠽⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠛⠊⠧⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠎⠥⠛⠛⠑⠎⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠑⠝⠑⠗⠁⠇⠀⠃⠗⠕⠅⠑⠝⠀
⠉⠓⠁⠗⠁⠉⠞⠑⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠕⠇⠊⠁⠛⠑⠂⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠕⠥⠞⠎⠊⠙⠑⠀⠇⠊⠍⠊⠞⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠗⠁⠝⠉⠓⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠕⠥⠞⠑⠗⠀⠎⠓⠁⠏⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠀⠞⠗⠑⠑⠀⠕⠗⠀⠃⠗⠁⠝⠉⠓⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠗⠁⠗⠑⠇⠽⠀⠑⠭⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠁⠝⠀⠑⠝⠉⠇⠕⠎⠊⠝⠛⠀⠇⠊⠝⠑⠀⠊⠝
⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠚⠁⠏⠁⠝⠑⠎⠑⠀⠏⠗⠊⠝⠞⠎⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠅⠑⠽⠤⠃⠇⠕⠉⠅⠀⠊⠎⠀⠕⠋⠞⠑⠝⠀⠥⠎⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠙⠑⠎⠉⠗⠊⠃⠑⠀
⠊⠝⠞⠑⠗⠊⠕⠗⠀⠋⠕⠗⠍⠀⠺⠓⠑⠝⠀⠁⠀⠎⠊⠇⠓⠕⠥⠑⠞⠞⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀
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⠉⠕⠝⠞⠕⠥⠗⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠭⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠊⠧⠑⠀⠗⠑⠝⠙⠑⠗⠊⠝⠛⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀⠎⠥⠗⠋⠁⠉⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠗⠑⠑⠀⠞⠗⠥⠝⠅⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠋⠕⠗⠍⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠗⠕⠉⠅⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠗⠞⠊⠉⠥⠇⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀
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⠎⠞⠥⠙⠊⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠀⠏⠗⠊⠝⠞⠎⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠚⠁⠏⠁⠝⠑⠎⠑⠀
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⠍⠁⠎⠞⠑⠗⠎⠤⠤⠁⠎⠂⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠑⠭⠁⠍⠏⠇⠑⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠕⠗⠅⠀⠕⠋⠀

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