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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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⠕⠋⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠀⠞⠗⠑⠁⠞⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠊⠝⠀⠎⠉⠥⠇⠏⠞⠥⠗⠑⠲⠀
⠠⠁⠇⠞⠓⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠉⠁⠇⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠊⠛⠥⠗⠑⠎⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠎⠍⠁⠇⠇⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠎⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠇⠽⠀
⠍⠕⠙⠑⠇⠇⠑⠙⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠀⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠙⠑⠁⠇⠀⠕⠋⠀
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⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀⠛⠑⠎⠞⠥⠗⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠇⠇⠥⠎⠞⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠒⠀
⠠⠠⠋⠊⠛⠲⠀⠼⠃⠓⠲⠤⠤⠰⠠⠋⠕⠝⠞⠂⠀⠠⠃⠗⠕⠕⠅⠇⠁⠝⠙⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠁⠀
⠉⠕⠍⠏⠁⠗⠁⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀⠞⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠥⠎⠥⠁⠇⠀⠎⠉⠑⠝⠑⠎⠀
⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠁⠉⠉⠕⠍⠏⠁⠝⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠊⠛⠝⠎⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀
⠛⠊⠧⠑⠝⠀⠊⠝⠀⠠⠁⠗⠉⠓⠕⠇⠕⠛⠊⠁⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠁⠝⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠂⠀
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⠠⠎⠞⠕⠝⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠧⠑⠝⠊⠉⠑⠲⠀⠠⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠭⠁⠍⠏⠇⠑⠎⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠛⠊⠧⠑⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠉⠑⠝⠑⠎⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠋⠕⠝⠞⠀⠧⠑⠗⠽
⠀⠉⠇⠕⠎⠑⠇⠽⠀⠁⠛⠗⠑⠑⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠊⠝⠎⠉⠗⠊⠃⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀
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⠠⠠⠞⠁⠥⠗⠥⠎⠲⠤⠤⠠⠠⠁⠧⠗⠊⠇⠲⠀⠠⠽⠕⠥⠝⠛⠀⠛⠊⠗⠇⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀
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⠠⠠⠛⠑⠍⠊⠝⠊⠲⠤⠤⠠⠠⠍⠁⠊⠲⠀⠠⠍⠁⠝⠀⠕⠝⠀⠓⠕⠗⠎⠑⠂⠀⠓⠁⠺⠅⠀⠕⠝
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