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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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