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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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