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Dürer ⠃⠗⠋ 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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