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Dürer ⠃⠗⠋ 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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