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Ancient Egyptian and Greek Looms ⠃⠗⠋ 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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