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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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