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Abbreviations and Signs ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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