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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 · 729 unrepresentable characters omitted

⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠑⠭⠞⠂⠀⠶⠼⠉⠶⠀⠁⠎⠀⠁⠀⠍⠑⠁⠝⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠎⠑⠉⠥⠗⠊⠝⠛⠀
⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠞⠥⠙⠑⠝⠞⠀⠁⠀⠗⠑⠏⠗⠕⠙⠥⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠊⠝⠋⠕⠗⠍⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠊⠝⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠕⠺⠝⠀⠺⠕⠗⠙⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠁⠀
⠉⠁⠗⠑⠋⠥⠇⠀⠋⠕⠇⠇⠕⠺⠊⠝⠛⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠟⠥⠑⠎⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠃⠽⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠑⠁⠙⠑⠗⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠊⠝⠎⠥⠗⠑⠀⠋⠥⠇⠇⠀⠁⠉⠟⠥⠁⠊⠝⠞⠁⠝⠉⠑
⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠑⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠏⠁⠗⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠑⠭⠞⠂⠀⠁⠧⠕⠊⠙⠊⠝⠛⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠉⠉⠊⠙⠑⠝⠞⠁⠇⠀⠕⠍⠊⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠍⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠃⠑
⠀⠕⠋⠀⠧⠁⠇⠥⠑⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠎⠑⠀⠏⠗⠊⠍⠑⠗⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠎⠕⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠙⠑⠝⠎⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠝⠕⠞⠓⠊⠝⠛⠀⠎⠓⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠃⠑⠀
⠕⠍⠊⠞⠞⠑⠙⠲⠀⠀⠠⠊⠝⠀⠞⠑⠁⠉⠓⠊⠝⠛⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠞⠓⠑⠎⠑⠀⠃⠕⠕⠅⠎⠀
⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠊⠍⠏⠕⠗⠞⠁⠝⠞⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠎⠑⠀
⠟⠥⠑⠎⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠥⠉⠓⠀⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠎⠀⠁⠎⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠕⠉⠉⠥⠗⠀
⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠞⠑⠁⠉⠓⠑⠗⠂⠀⠎⠓⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠃⠑⠀⠍⠁⠙⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠁⠎⠊⠎
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⠑⠭⠁⠍⠊⠝⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠊⠍⠏⠕⠗⠞⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠺⠗⠊⠞⠞⠑⠝⠀⠺⠕⠗⠅⠀⠉⠁⠝⠝⠕⠞⠀⠃⠑⠀⠕⠧⠑⠗⠎⠞⠁⠞⠑⠙⠲⠀⠠⠊⠞⠀
⠝⠕⠞⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠁⠎⠎⠥⠗⠑⠎⠀⠅⠝⠕⠺⠇⠑⠙⠛⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠍⠁⠞⠑⠗⠊⠁⠇⠀
⠃⠥⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠕⠺⠑⠗⠀⠞⠕⠀⠑⠭⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠅⠝⠕⠺⠇⠑⠙⠛⠑⠀
⠉⠕⠗⠗⠑⠉⠞⠇⠽⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠀⠋⠕⠗⠍⠲⠀⠀⠠⠊⠋⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀
⠺⠗⠊⠞⠞⠑⠝⠀⠺⠕⠗⠅⠀⠉⠁⠝⠀⠃⠑⠀⠎⠥⠃⠍⠊⠞⠞⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠞⠑⠁⠉⠓⠑⠗⠀⠊⠝⠀⠏⠗⠊⠝⠞⠑⠙⠀⠋⠕⠗⠍⠀⠊⠞⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠃⠑⠀
⠙⠕⠥⠃⠇⠽⠀⠥⠎⠑⠋⠥⠇⠲⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠟⠥⠑⠎⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠀⠀⠼⠁⠲⠀⠠⠺⠓⠁⠞
⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠕⠤⠉⠁⠇⠇⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠧⠑⠝⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠏⠗⠊⠝⠞⠊⠝⠛⠦⠀⠀⠀⠼⠃⠲⠀⠠⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠠⠛⠥⠞⠑⠝⠃⠑⠗⠛⠄⠎⠀
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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.