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The Grotesque in Church Art ⠃⠗⠋ 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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