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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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