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