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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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