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Type: A Primer of Information About the Mechanical Features of Printing Types ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition
Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.
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86,902 braille cells · 92 embossed pages at 40×25 · 853 unrepresentable characters omitted
⠉⠓⠁⠗⠁⠉⠞⠑⠗⠀⠁⠏⠏⠕⠗⠞⠊⠕⠝⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠀⠗⠑⠛⠥⠇⠁⠗⠀⠋⠕⠝⠞⠀ ⠊⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠎⠞⠊⠍⠁⠞⠑⠙⠀⠁⠧⠑⠗⠁⠛⠑⠀⠗⠑⠟⠥⠊⠗⠑⠙⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀ ⠕⠗⠙⠊⠝⠁⠗⠽⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠕⠎⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠑⠝⠛⠇⠊⠎⠓⠀ ⠇⠁⠝⠛⠥⠁⠛⠑⠲⠀⠠⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠗⠁⠗⠑⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀⠁⠀ ⠋⠗⠁⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠀⠎⠍⠁⠇⠇⠀⠋⠕⠝⠞⠀⠉⠁⠝⠀⠃⠑⠀⠥⠎⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀ ⠁⠝⠽⠀⠏⠊⠑⠉⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠕⠎⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠠⠝⠕⠀⠛⠑⠝⠑⠗⠁⠇⠀ ⠎⠉⠓⠑⠍⠑⠀⠉⠁⠝⠀⠍⠑⠑⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠝⠑⠑⠙⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠑⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠅⠊⠝⠙⠀ ⠕⠋⠀⠺⠕⠗⠅⠆⠀⠞⠁⠃⠇⠑⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠞⠁⠞⠊⠎⠞⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠍⠁⠞⠞⠑⠗⠀ ⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠝⠑⠑⠙⠀⠑⠭⠞⠗⠁⠀⠋⠊⠛⠥⠗⠑⠎⠂⠀⠙⠊⠗⠑⠉⠞⠕⠗⠊⠑⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙ ⠀⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠇⠊⠎⠞⠎⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠉⠁⠇⠇⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠎⠥⠗⠏⠇⠥⠎⠀ ⠉⠁⠏⠊⠞⠁⠇⠎⠂⠀⠙⠊⠁⠇⠕⠛⠥⠑⠀⠍⠁⠞⠞⠑⠗⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠝⠑⠑⠙⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑ ⠀⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠥⠎⠥⠁⠇⠀⠏⠕⠗⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠉⠕⠍⠍⠁⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀ ⠁⠏⠕⠎⠞⠗⠕⠏⠓⠑⠎⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠟⠥⠕⠞⠑⠤⠍⠁⠗⠅⠎⠆⠀⠑⠧⠑⠝⠀⠏⠇⠁⠊⠝⠀ ⠙⠑⠎⠉⠗⠊⠏⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠕⠎⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠕⠋⠞⠑⠝⠀⠉⠁⠇⠇⠀ ⠋⠕⠗⠀⠑⠭⠞⠗⠁⠀⠎⠕⠗⠞⠎⠲⠀⠠⠋⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠎⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀ ⠏⠑⠉⠥⠇⠊⠁⠗⠀⠅⠊⠝⠙⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠕⠎⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠑⠭⠞⠗⠁⠀ ⠟⠥⠁⠝⠞⠊⠞⠊⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠉⠓⠁⠗⠁⠉⠞⠑⠗⠎⠂⠀⠁⠎⠀⠺⠑⠇⠇⠀ ⠁⠎⠀⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠍⠁⠞⠑⠗⠊⠁⠇⠂⠀⠍⠥⠎⠞⠀⠃⠑⠀⠏⠗⠕⠧⠊⠙⠑⠙⠲⠀⠀ ⠠⠕⠗⠙⠊⠝⠁⠗⠽⠀⠗⠕⠍⠁⠝⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠋⠁⠉⠑⠎⠀⠥⠎⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀ ⠇⠁⠗⠛⠑⠀⠟⠥⠁⠝⠞⠊⠞⠊⠑⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠍⠑⠁⠎⠥⠗⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠺⠑⠊⠛⠓⠞⠲ ⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠗⠕⠏⠕⠗⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠇⠑⠞⠞⠑⠗⠎⠀⠊⠝⠀⠁⠀ ⠼⠁⠚⠚⠤⠏⠕⠥⠝⠙⠀⠋⠕⠝⠞⠂⠀⠎⠓⠕⠺⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠗⠕⠏⠕⠗⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎ ⠀⠕⠋⠀⠑⠁⠉⠓⠀⠉⠓⠁⠗⠁⠉⠞⠑⠗⠂⠀⠊⠎⠀⠛⠊⠧⠑⠝⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠝⠑⠭⠞ ⠀⠏⠁⠛⠑⠲⠀⠠⠍⠊⠎⠉⠑⠇⠇⠁⠝⠑⠕⠥⠎⠀⠋⠁⠉⠑⠎⠀⠥⠎⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀ ⠎⠍⠁⠇⠇⠀⠟⠥⠁⠝⠞⠊⠞⠊⠑⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠏⠥⠞⠀⠥⠏⠀⠊⠝⠀⠋⠕⠝⠞⠎⠀
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.