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The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠥⠝⠎⠅⠊⠇⠋⠥⠇⠇⠽⠂⠀⠕⠥⠛⠓⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠏⠗⠕⠧⠑⠀⠀⠃⠽⠀⠝⠕⠀⠍⠑⠁⠝⠎
⠀⠺⠁⠝⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠊⠝⠀⠇⠊⠧⠊⠝⠛⠀⠊⠝⠞⠑⠗⠑⠎⠞⠲⠀⠠⠍⠕⠗⠑⠕⠧⠑⠗⠂⠀
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⠎⠽⠝⠞⠓⠑⠞⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠕⠗⠙⠑⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠕⠥⠛⠓⠞⠂⠀⠕⠋⠀⠑⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀
⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠙⠑⠏⠁⠗⠞⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠀⠠⠎⠁⠉⠗⠑⠙⠀⠠⠎⠉⠊⠑⠝⠉⠑⠂⠀
⠎⠕⠀⠋⠁⠗⠀⠁⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠗⠑⠎⠞⠎⠀⠥⠏⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀
⠏⠊⠇⠇⠁⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠓⠕⠇⠽⠀⠀⠠⠎⠉⠗⠊⠏⠞⠥⠗⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠝⠕⠺⠀
⠠⠞⠑⠭⠞⠥⠁⠇⠀⠠⠉⠗⠊⠞⠊⠉⠊⠎⠍⠀⠕⠉⠉⠥⠏⠊⠑⠎⠀⠊⠞⠎⠑⠇⠋⠀
⠉⠓⠊⠑⠋⠇⠽⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠙⠊⠎⠞⠊⠝⠉⠞⠀⠃⠗⠁⠝⠉⠓⠑⠎⠀⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠊⠝⠟⠥⠊⠗⠽⠲⠀⠶⠼⠁⠶⠀⠠⠊⠞⠎⠀⠋⠊⠗⠎⠞⠀⠕⠃⠚⠑⠉⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀
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⠥⠝⠋⠇⠁⠛⠛⠊⠝⠛⠀⠁⠞⠞⠑⠝⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠉⠁⠝⠀⠝⠑⠧⠑⠗⠀⠃⠑⠀
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⠉⠗⠊⠞⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠊⠝⠋⠑⠗⠑⠝⠉⠑⠎⠆⠀⠊⠝⠀⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠺⠕⠗⠙⠎⠂⠀⠞⠕⠀
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⠛⠑⠝⠥⠊⠝⠑⠀⠺⠕⠗⠙⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠓⠕⠇⠽⠀⠠⠺⠗⠊⠞⠲⠀⠠⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀
⠊⠎⠀⠁⠇⠞⠕⠛⠑⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠁⠀⠇⠕⠋⠞⠊⠑⠗⠀⠋⠥⠝⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠀

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