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Abbreviations and Signs ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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