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Abbreviations and Signs ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠏⠕⠎⠥⠊⠞⠶⠀⠑⠗⠑⠉⠞⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠍⠕⠝⠥⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠓⠲⠠⠗⠲⠠⠊⠲⠠⠏⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠶⠠⠓⠊⠉⠀⠗⠑⠟⠥⠊⠑⠎⠉⠊⠞⠀⠊⠝⠀
⠏⠁⠉⠑⠶⠀⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠇⠊⠑⠎⠀⠊⠝⠀⠏⠑⠁⠉⠑⠀⠀⠀⠠⠓⠲⠠⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠶⠠⠓⠊⠉⠀⠎⠊⠞⠥⠎⠶⠀⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠇⠊⠑⠎⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠃⠊⠙⠲⠀⠠⠊⠃⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠶⠠⠊⠃⠊⠙⠑⠍⠶⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠙⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠶⠠⠊⠙⠑⠍⠶⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠲⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠶⠠⠊⠙
⠀⠑⠎⠞⠶⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠲⠠⠓⠲⠠⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠋⠊⠗⠎⠞⠀⠇⠑⠞⠞⠑⠗⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠛⠗⠑⠑⠅⠒⠀⠠⠊⠠⠠⠎⠕⠥⠎⠂⠀
⠠⠛⠗⠑⠑⠅⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠠⠚⠑⠎⠥⠎⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠊⠑⠎⠥⠎⠀⠓⠕⠍⠊⠝⠥⠍⠀⠎⠁⠇⠧⠁⠞⠕⠗⠂⠀⠠⠚⠑⠎⠥⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠠⠎⠁⠧⠊⠕⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠍⠁⠝⠅⠊⠝⠙⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠇⠇⠥⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠊⠇⠇⠥⠎⠞⠗⠁⠞⠑⠙⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠍⠏⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠊⠍⠏⠑⠗⠁⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀⠶⠍⠕⠕⠙⠶⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠝⠉⠕⠛⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠶⠠⠊⠝⠉⠕⠛⠝⠊⠞⠕⠶⠀⠠⠥⠝⠅⠝⠕⠺⠝⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠝⠙⠑⠋⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠊⠝⠙⠑⠋⠊⠝⠊⠞⠑⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠝⠙⠊⠉⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠊⠝⠙⠊⠉⠁⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀⠶⠍⠕⠕⠙⠶⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠝⠋⠊⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠊⠝⠋⠊⠝⠊⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀⠶⠍⠕⠕⠙⠶⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠝⠀⠇⠊⠍⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠶⠠⠊⠝⠀⠇⠊⠍⠊⠝⠑⠶⠀⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠥⠞⠎⠑⠞⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠝⠀⠇⠕⠉⠲⠀⠀⠀
⠶⠠⠊⠝⠀⠇⠕⠉⠕⠶⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠝⠎⠞⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠶⠊⠝⠎⠞⠁⠝⠞⠑⠶⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠥⠗⠗⠑⠝⠞⠀⠍⠕⠝⠞⠓⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠝⠞⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠊⠝⠞⠑⠗⠑⠎⠞⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠝⠞⠑⠗⠚⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠊⠝⠞⠑⠗⠚⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠝⠀⠞⠗⠁⠝⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠶⠠⠊⠝⠀
⠞⠗⠁⠝⠎⠊⠞⠶⠀⠠⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠁⠎⠎⠁⠛⠑⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠊⠕⠝⠊⠉⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠗⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠗⠊⠎⠓⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠊⠗⠗⠑⠛⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠗⠗⠑⠛⠥⠇⠁⠗⠀⠀⠀⠼⠃⠊⠀⠀⠀

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