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Abbreviations and Signs ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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

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