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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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