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Old Coloured Books ⠃⠗⠋ 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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67,776 braille cells · 72 embossed pages at 40×25 · 291 unrepresentable characters omitted

⠁⠛⠛⠗⠊⠑⠧⠑⠙⠀⠁⠞⠀⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠞⠗⠑⠁⠞⠍⠑⠝⠞⠂⠀⠓⠁⠧⠊⠝⠛⠀
⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠏⠗⠕⠍⠊⠎⠑⠙⠀⠑⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠊⠙⠑⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠏⠥⠃⠇⠊⠎⠓⠑⠗⠎⠀⠕⠝⠀⠁⠉⠉⠕⠥⠝⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀
⠊⠛⠝⠕⠗⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠑⠞⠉⠓⠊⠝⠛⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠓⠁⠎⠞⠑⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓
⠀⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠁⠗⠇⠊⠑⠗⠀⠙⠑⠎⠊⠛⠝⠎⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀
⠏⠗⠑⠏⠁⠗⠑⠙⠲⠀⠠⠇⠁⠞⠑⠗⠀⠓⠑⠀⠃⠑⠉⠁⠍⠑⠀⠅⠝⠕⠺⠝⠀⠁⠎⠀⠁⠀⠀
⠏⠕⠏⠥⠇⠁⠗⠀⠃⠕⠕⠅⠤⠊⠇⠇⠥⠎⠞⠗⠁⠞⠕⠗⠂⠀⠑⠭⠑⠉⠥⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀
⠏⠇⠁⠞⠑⠎⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠝⠕⠧⠑⠇⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠍⠗⠎⠲⠀⠀
⠠⠞⠗⠕⠇⠇⠕⠏⠑⠂⠀⠠⠉⠁⠏⠞⠁⠊⠝⠀⠠⠍⠁⠗⠗⠽⠁⠞⠞⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠠⠓⠁⠗⠗⠊⠎⠕⠝⠀⠠⠁⠊⠝⠎⠺⠕⠗⠞⠓⠆⠀⠺⠓⠊⠇⠑⠂⠀⠞⠕⠺⠁⠗⠙⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑
⠀⠀⠑⠝⠙⠀⠕⠋⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠉⠁⠗⠑⠑⠗⠂⠀⠓⠑⠀⠊⠎⠎⠥⠑⠙⠀⠁⠝⠀
⠑⠇⠁⠃⠕⠗⠁⠞⠑⠇⠽⠤⠊⠇⠇⠥⠎⠞⠗⠁⠞⠑⠙⠀⠺⠕⠗⠅⠀⠕⠝⠀⠠⠑⠝⠛⠇⠊⠎⠓
⠀⠀⠛⠗⠁⠏⠓⠊⠉⠀⠎⠁⠞⠊⠗⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠓⠁⠃⠇⠠⠞⠀⠠⠠⠅⠝⠊⠛⠓⠞
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⠙⠑⠍⠁⠝⠙⠀⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠊⠗⠎⠞⠀⠞⠓⠗⠑⠑⠀⠝⠥⠍⠃⠑⠗⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠠⠏⠊⠉⠅⠺⠊⠉⠅⠂⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠥⠃⠇⠊⠎⠓⠑⠗⠎⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠀
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⠏⠥⠃⠇⠊⠉⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠕⠗⠅⠲⠀⠠⠓⠕⠺⠑⠧⠑⠗⠂⠀⠕⠝⠀⠀
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⠊⠇⠇⠥⠎⠞⠗⠁⠞⠕⠗⠎⠀⠉⠁⠍⠑⠀⠋⠕⠗⠺⠁⠗⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠕⠋⠋⠑⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗
⠀⠀⠎⠑⠗⠧⠊⠉⠑⠎⠂⠀⠊⠝⠉⠇⠥⠙⠊⠝⠛⠀⠠⠁⠇⠋⠗⠑⠙⠀⠠⠉⠗⠕⠺⠟⠥⠊⠇⠇
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⠠⠞⠓⠁⠉⠅⠑⠗⠁⠽⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠁⠎⠞⠤⠝⠁⠍⠑⠙⠀⠛⠕⠊⠝⠛⠀⠓⠊⠍⠎⠑⠇⠋
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