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Leadwork, Old and Ornamental and for the most part English ⠃⠗⠋ 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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