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Abbreviations and Signs ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠠⠐⠗⠤⠓⠯⠀⠏⠁⠛⠑⠀⠀⠀⠠⠗⠕⠍⠲⠀⠠⠉⠁⠹⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠗⠕⠍⠁⠝⠀
⠠⠉⠁⠹⠕⠇⠊⠉⠀⠀⠀⠠⠗⠲⠠⠏⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠶⠠⠗⠑⠎⠀
⠠⠏⠥⠃⠇⠊⠉⠁⠶⠀⠠⠗⠑⠏⠥⠃⠇⠊⠉⠀⠀⠀⠠⠗⠥⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠗⠥⠝⠊⠉⠀⠀⠀⠠⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠎⠕⠇⠕⠀⠶⠠⠔⠀
⠠⠊⠞⠁⠇⠊⠁⠝⠀⠠⠍⠥⠎⠊⠉⠶⠆⠀⠠⠎⠳⠹⠀⠀⠀⠠⠎⠲⠀⠠⠠⠎⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠎⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠶⠎⠶⠂⠀⠠⠎⠁⠔⠞⠶⠎⠶⠀⠀⠀⠠⠎⠲⠁⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠶⠠⠎⠑⠉⠥⠝⠙⠥⠍⠀⠁⠗⠞⠑⠍⠶⠀⠠⠁⠉⠉⠕⠗⠙⠬⠀⠞⠕⠀⠠⠁⠗⠞⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠎⠁⠭⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠎⠁⠭⠕⠝⠀⠀⠀⠠⠎⠲⠠⠉⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠶⠠⠎⠢⠁⠞⠥⠎⠀⠠⠉⠕⠝⠎⠥⠇⠞⠥⠍⠶⠀⠠⠁⠀⠙⠑⠉⠗⠑⠑⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀
⠠⠎⠢⠁⠞⠑⠀⠀⠀⠠⠎⠲⠠⠉⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠶⠠⠔⠀⠠⠇⠁⠺⠶⠀
⠎⠁⠍⠑⠀⠉⠁⠎⠑⠀⠀⠀⠠⠎⠡⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠎⠡⠕⠕⠝⠻⠶⠎⠶⠀⠀
⠠⠎⠡⠕⠇⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠶⠠⠎⠡⠕⠇⠊⠥⠍⠶⠀⠁⠀⠝⠕⠞⠑⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠎⠉⠊⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠎⠉⠊⠢⠉⠑⠀⠀⠀⠠⠎⠉⠥⠇⠏⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠶⠠⠎⠉⠥⠇⠏⠎⠊⠞⠶⠀⠓⠑⠀⠑⠝⠛⠗⠁⠧⠫⠀⠀⠀⠠⠎⠲⠠⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠎⠳⠮⠁⠌⠀⠀⠀⠠⠎⠢⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠎⠢⠁⠞⠑⠂⠀⠠⠎⠢⠁⠞⠕⠗
⠀⠀⠀⠠⠎⠑⠟⠲⠀⠕⠗⠀⠎⠟⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠶⠠⠎⠑⠟⠥⠢⠞⠑⠶⠀⠯⠀⠔⠀⠱⠁⠞⠀
⠋⠕⠇⠇⠪⠎⠀⠀⠀⠠⠎⠑⠟⠟⠲⠀⠕⠗⠀⠎⠟⠟⠲⠀⠀⠀⠶⠠⠎⠑⠟⠥⠢⠞⠊⠃⠥⠎⠶⠀
⠯⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠋⠕⠇⠇⠪⠬⠀⠶⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠎⠶⠀⠀⠀⠠⠎⠻⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠎⠻⠊⠑⠎⠀⠀⠀⠠⠩⠁⠅⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠩⠁⠅⠑⠎⠏⠑⠜⠑⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠎⠬⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠎⠬⠥⠇⠜⠀⠶⠝⠥⠍⠃⠻⠶⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠎⠲⠠⠚⠲⠠⠉⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠎⠥⠏⠗⠑⠍⠑⠀⠠⠚⠥⠙⠊⠉⠊⠁⠇⠀
⠠⠉⠳⠗⠞⠀⠀⠀⠠⠎⠲⠀⠇⠁⠞⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠎⠳⠹⠀⠇⠁⠞⠊⠞⠥⠙⠑⠀⠀
⠠⠎⠲⠠⠕⠲⠠⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠍⠜⠉⠕⠝⠊⠀⠠⠙⠊⠌⠗⠑⠎⠎⠀
⠠⠎⠊⠛⠝⠁⠇⠀⠀⠀⠠⠎⠲⠠⠏⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠶⠠⠎⠔⠑⠀⠏⠗⠕⠇⠑⠶
⠀⠾⠳⠞⠀⠊⠎⠎⠥⠑⠀⠀⠀⠠⠎⠏⠲⠀⠛⠗⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠎⠏⠑⠉⠊⠋⠊⠉⠀

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