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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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