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The Book of Curiosities ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition
Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.
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2,097,859 braille cells · 2,197 embossed pages at 40×25 · 3,291 unrepresentable characters omitted
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