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Portrait Miniatures ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠱⠊⠡⠀⠉⠁⠍⠑⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠏⠕⠎⠎⠑⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀⠀⠦⠀⠎⠕⠝⠎⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠝⠪⠀⠁⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠞⠗⠑⠁⠎⠥⠗⠑⠀⠔⠀⠠⠍⠗⠲⠀⠠⠏⠊⠻⠏⠕⠝⠞⠀
⠠⠍⠕⠗⠛⠁⠝⠄⠎⠀⠉⠕⠇⠇⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠀⠠⠮⠀⠏⠕⠗⠞⠗⠁⠊⠞⠀⠋⠀⠞⠀⠷
⠀⠠⠙⠗⠲⠀⠠⠋⠊⠛⠙⠕⠗⠂⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠺⠑⠀⠊⠇⠇⠥⠌⠗⠁⠞⠑⠀⠔⠀⠉⠕⠇⠳⠗⠂
⠀⠀⠗⠑⠏⠗⠑⠎⠢⠞⠎⠀⠠⠇⠁⠍⠏⠊⠀⠓⠊⠍⠎⠑⠇⠋⠀⠶⠠⠏⠇⠁⠞⠑⠀
⠠⠠⠇⠊⠊⠊⠲⠶⠂⠀⠯⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠀⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠁⠀⠋⠔⠑⠀⠑⠭⠁⠍⠏⠇⠑⠀⠀⠷⠀⠮
⠀⠁⠗⠞⠊⠌⠄⠎⠀⠐⠺⠂⠀⠎⠻⠊⠳⠎⠂⠀⠯⠀⠁⠇⠍⠕⠌⠀⠎⠕⠇⠑⠍⠝⠀⠔⠀⠊⠞⠎
⠀⠁⠎⠏⠑⠉⠞⠂⠀⠃⠀⠁⠇⠎⠕⠀⠀⠏⠑⠉⠥⠇⠊⠜⠇⠽⠀⠊⠝⠞⠻⠑⠌⠬⠀⠵⠀⠩⠪⠬
⠀⠥⠀⠱⠁⠞⠀⠮⠀⠏⠁⠔⠞⠻⠀⠓⠊⠍⠎⠑⠇⠋⠀⠴⠀⠇⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠝⠕⠮⠗⠀
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⠊⠇⠇⠥⠌⠗⠁⠞⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠠⠍⠕⠗⠊⠞⠵⠀⠀⠠⠍⠊⠡⠁⠑⠇⠀⠠⠙⠁⠋⠋⠬⠻⠂⠀
⠱⠕⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠃⠑⠢⠀⠉⠁⠇⠇⠫⠀⠮⠀⠠⠁⠥⠌⠗⠊⠁⠝⠀⠠⠊⠎⠁⠃⠑⠽⠂⠀⠃⠀
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⠎⠏⠑⠉⠊⠁⠇⠀⠊⠝⠞⠻⠑⠌⠀⠾⠀⠗⠑⠛⠜⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠠⠙⠁⠋⠋⠬⠻⠀⠊⠎⠀⠮⠀
⠋⠁⠉⠞⠀⠞⠀⠓⠑⠀⠀⠁⠙⠕⠏⠞⠫⠀⠮⠀⠍⠁⠝⠝⠻⠀⠷⠀⠠⠎⠊⠗⠀⠠⠹⠕⠍⠁⠎⠀
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⠠⠧⠊⠢⠝⠁⠀⠔⠀⠼⠁⠓⠁⠙⠂⠀⠯⠀⠴⠀⠗⠑⠉⠑⠊⠧⠫⠀⠾⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀
⠓⠕⠝⠳⠗⠲⠀⠠⠱⠊⠇⠑⠀⠮⠗⠑⠀⠓⠑⠀⠀⠏⠁⠔⠞⠫⠀⠐⠎⠀⠏⠕⠗⠞⠗⠁⠊⠞⠎⠲
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⠥⠝⠙⠳⠃⠞⠫⠇⠽⠀⠐⠎⠀⠷⠀⠦⠀⠃⠑⠌⠀⠍⠔⠊⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀
⠗⠑⠍⠔⠊⠎⠉⠢⠞⠀⠷⠀⠠⠇⠁⠺⠗⠢⠉⠑⠲⠀⠀⠠⠑⠎⠏⠑⠉⠊⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠹⠊⠎⠀⠮⠀⠉⠁⠎⠑⠀⠾⠀⠁⠀⠃⠑⠁⠥⠞⠊⠋⠥⠇⠀⠛⠊⠗⠇⠄⠎⠀⠏⠕⠗⠞⠗⠁⠊⠞

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