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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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⠀⠾⠀⠗⠑⠛⠜⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠃⠃⠗⠑⠧⠊⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠦⠀⠀⠀⠼⠙⠲⠀⠠⠱⠁⠞⠀⠊⠎
⠀⠮⠀⠛⠢⠻⠁⠇⠀⠗⠥⠇⠑⠀⠿⠀⠮⠀⠥⠎⠑⠀⠷⠀⠁⠃⠃⠗⠑⠧⠊⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠦⠀⠀
⠼⠑⠲⠀⠠⠱⠁⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠮⠀⠙⠊⠋⠋⠻⠢⠉⠑⠀⠔⠀⠥⠎⠁⠛⠑⠀⠃⠑⠞⠺⠑⠢⠀
⠃⠕⠕⠅⠀⠐⠺⠀⠯⠀⠐⠎⠀⠕⠮⠗⠀⠅⠔⠙⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠷⠀⠏⠗⠔⠞⠬⠦⠀⠀⠀
⠼⠋⠲⠀⠠⠱⠁⠞⠀⠥⠎⠑⠀⠷⠀⠁⠃⠃⠗⠑⠧⠊⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠙⠀⠺⠑⠀⠋⠔⠙⠀⠔⠀
⠉⠻⠞⠁⠔⠀⠎⠏⠑⠉⠊⠁⠇⠀⠐⠺⠀⠯⠀⠱⠁⠞⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠃⠑⠀⠙⠕⠝⠑
⠀⠞⠕⠀⠍⠁⠅⠑⠀⠸⠮⠀⠥⠎⠑⠀⠑⠁⠎⠊⠻⠦⠀⠀⠀⠼⠛⠲⠀⠠⠱⠁⠞⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠮⠀
⠗⠥⠇⠑⠎⠀⠿⠀⠮⠀⠥⠎⠑⠀⠷⠀⠁⠃⠃⠗⠑⠧⠊⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠔⠀⠙⠁⠞⠑⠎⠦⠀⠀
⠼⠓⠲⠀⠠⠱⠁⠞⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠮⠀⠉⠕⠍⠍⠕⠝⠀⠁⠃⠃⠗⠑⠧⠊⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠿⠀⠮⠀
⠝⠁⠍⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠍⠕⠝⠹⠎⠀⠯⠀⠮⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⠁⠽⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠺⠑⠑⠅⠦
⠀⠀⠀⠼⠊⠲⠀⠠⠛⠊⠧⠑⠀⠮⠀⠠⠙⠑⠺⠑⠽⠀⠙⠁⠞⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠼⠁⠚⠲⠀⠠⠱⠁⠞
⠀⠊⠎⠀⠮⠀⠗⠥⠇⠑⠀⠿⠀⠁⠛⠑⠎⠦⠀⠀⠀⠼⠁⠁⠲⠀⠠⠓⠪⠀⠙⠀⠺⠑⠀⠞⠗⠑⠁⠞
⠀⠗⠑⠋⠻⠢⠉⠑⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠙⠑⠉⠁⠙⠑⠎⠦⠀⠀⠀⠼⠁⠃⠲⠀⠠⠓⠪⠀⠙⠀⠺⠑⠀
⠞⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠝⠥⠍⠃⠻⠎⠀⠷⠀⠉⠢⠞⠥⠗⠊⠑⠎⠀⠯⠀⠮⠀⠇⠦⠀⠀⠀⠼⠁⠉⠲⠀
⠠⠱⠁⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠮⠀⠗⠥⠇⠑⠀⠿⠀⠎⠥⠍⠎⠀⠷⠀⠍⠕⠝⠑⠽⠦⠀⠀⠀⠼⠁⠙⠲⠀
⠠⠱⠁⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠮⠀⠗⠥⠇⠑⠀⠿⠀⠗⠳⠝⠙⠀⠝⠥⠍⠃⠻⠎⠦⠀⠀⠀⠼⠁⠑⠲⠀⠠⠓⠪
⠀⠙⠀⠺⠑⠀⠞⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠝⠥⠍⠃⠻⠎⠀⠱⠢⠀⠮⠽⠀⠃⠑⠛⠔⠀⠁⠀⠎⠢⠞⠢⠉⠑⠦⠀
⠼⠁⠋⠲⠀⠠⠱⠁⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠮⠀⠗⠥⠇⠑⠀⠁⠃⠳⠞⠀⠝⠥⠍⠃⠻⠎⠀⠷⠀⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀
⠹⠁⠝⠀⠹⠗⠑⠑⠀⠙⠊⠛⠊⠞⠎⠦⠀⠀⠀⠼⠁⠛⠲⠀⠠⠱⠁⠞⠀⠉⠇⠁⠎⠎⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀
⠝⠥⠍⠃⠻⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠕⠗⠙⠔⠜⠊⠇⠽⠀⠑⠭⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠫⠀⠔⠀⠋⠊⠛⠥⠗⠑⠎⠦⠀
⠼⠁⠓⠲⠀⠠⠱⠁⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠮⠀⠥⠎⠁⠛⠑⠀⠾⠀⠗⠑⠛⠜⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠛⠑⠕⠛⠗⠁⠏⠓⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠝⠁⠍⠑⠎⠦⠀⠀⠀⠼⠁⠊⠲⠀⠠⠱⠁⠞⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠮⠀
⠗⠥⠇⠑⠎⠀⠿⠀⠝⠁⠍⠑⠎⠦⠀⠀⠀⠼⠃⠚⠲⠀⠠⠱⠁⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠮⠀⠥⠎⠁⠛⠑⠀⠔⠀
⠏⠗⠔⠞⠬⠀⠞⠊⠞⠇⠑⠎⠦⠀⠀⠀⠼⠃⠁⠲⠀⠠⠓⠪⠀⠙⠀⠺⠑⠀⠞⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀
⠝⠁⠍⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀⠃⠕⠕⠅⠀⠎⠊⠵⠑⠎⠦⠀⠀⠀⠼⠃⠃⠲⠀⠠⠓⠪⠀⠙⠀⠺⠑⠀

These are the same pages the .brf download embosses — form-feed breaks and all. BRF opens in braille software (Duxbury, BrailleBlaster), on embossers, and on refreshable displays.