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

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.