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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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