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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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