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Of the Just Shaping of Letters ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠇⠊⠍⠃⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠑⠞⠞⠑⠗⠂⠀⠥⠏⠺⠁⠗⠙⠎⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀ ⠉⠥⠗⠧⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠊⠝⠑⠀⠑⠲⠀⠋⠲⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠁⠃⠕⠧⠑⠀⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎ ⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠗⠕⠥⠝⠙⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠀⠏⠕⠊⠝⠞⠂⠀⠕⠝⠀⠑⠊⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀ ⠎⠊⠙⠑⠂⠀⠁⠎⠀⠃⠑⠋⠕⠗⠑⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠎⠁⠊⠙⠆⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠃⠑⠇⠕⠺⠂⠀ ⠃⠕⠞⠓⠀⠁⠝⠛⠇⠑⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠗⠑⠍⠁⠊⠝⠲⠀⠀⠠⠕⠗⠂⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀ ⠎⠓⠁⠇⠇⠀⠋⠕⠗⠍⠀⠠⠛⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠕⠇⠇⠕⠺⠊⠝⠛⠀⠋⠁⠎⠓⠊⠕⠝⠀ ⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠁⠊⠙⠀⠎⠟⠥⠁⠗⠑⠂⠀⠙⠊⠧⠊⠙⠑⠙⠀⠁⠎⠀⠃⠑⠋⠕⠗⠑⠒⠀ ⠠⠙⠗⠁⠺⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠙⠊⠁⠛⠕⠝⠁⠇⠀⠉⠲⠀⠃⠲⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠑⠞⠀⠽⠕⠥⠗⠀ ⠉⠕⠍⠏⠁⠎⠎⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠕⠝⠑⠀⠇⠑⠛⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠕⠊⠝⠞⠀⠊⠲⠀⠁⠝⠙ ⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠙⠑⠎⠉⠗⠊⠃⠑⠀⠁⠝⠀⠁⠗⠉⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠑⠲⠀ ⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠊⠙⠙⠇⠑⠀⠏⠕⠊⠝⠞⠀⠉⠲⠀⠙⠲⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠍⠁⠗⠅⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀ ⠏⠕⠊⠝⠞⠀⠇⠲⠆⠀⠊⠝⠀⠇⠊⠅⠑⠀⠍⠁⠝⠝⠑⠗⠀⠁⠇⠎⠕⠂⠀⠙⠑⠎⠉⠗⠊⠃⠑⠀ ⠁⠝⠀⠁⠗⠉⠀⠥⠏⠺⠁⠗⠙⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠊⠝⠑⠀⠁⠲⠀⠃⠲⠀⠎⠕⠀⠁⠎⠀ ⠞⠕⠀⠍⠑⠑⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠑⠗⠏⠑⠝⠙⠊⠉⠥⠇⠁⠗⠀⠇⠊⠝⠑⠀⠛⠲⠀⠓⠲⠀⠀ ⠍⠁⠗⠅⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠏⠕⠊⠝⠞⠀⠵⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠝⠂⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠊⠝⠑⠀⠛⠲ ⠀⠓⠲⠂⠀⠞⠁⠅⠑⠀⠁⠀⠏⠕⠊⠝⠞⠀⠍⠲⠀⠎⠕⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠁⠗⠞⠀⠍⠲ ⠀⠓⠲⠀⠎⠓⠁⠇⠇⠀⠃⠑⠀⠕⠝⠑⠤⠞⠑⠝⠞⠓⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠊⠝⠑⠀⠛⠲⠀ ⠓⠲⠆⠀⠞⠓⠑⠝⠂⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠁⠀⠎⠺⠑⠑⠏⠀⠕⠋⠀⠽⠕⠥⠗⠀⠓⠁⠝⠙⠀⠚⠕⠊⠝ ⠀⠇⠲⠀⠀⠍⠲⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠥⠗⠧⠑⠙⠀⠇⠊⠝⠑⠀⠇⠲⠀⠍⠲⠀ ⠠⠝⠑⠭⠞⠂⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠙⠗⠁⠺⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠵⠲⠀⠁⠀⠇⠊⠝⠑⠀ ⠥⠏⠺⠁⠗⠙⠎⠂⠀⠁⠎⠀⠃⠗⠕⠁⠙⠀⠁⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠞⠁⠝⠙⠁⠗⠙⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑ ⠀⠇⠑⠞⠞⠑⠗⠂⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠕⠃⠇⠊⠟⠥⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠙⠊⠗⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀ ⠍⠊⠙⠺⠁⠽⠀⠃⠑⠞⠺⠑⠑⠝⠀⠽⠕⠥⠗⠀⠉⠊⠗⠉⠥⠇⠁⠗⠀⠇⠊⠝⠑⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀ ⠏⠑⠗⠏⠑⠝⠙⠊⠉⠥⠇⠁⠗⠀⠛⠲⠀⠓⠲⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀ ⠑⠭⠞⠗⠑⠍⠊⠞⠽⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠇⠊⠝⠑⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠍⠥⠎⠞⠀⠙⠗⠁⠺⠀⠁⠀
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