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Type: A Primer of Information About the Mechanical Features of Printing Types ⠃⠗⠋ 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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75,306 braille cells · 79 embossed pages at 40×25 · 729 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.