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Palæography ⠃⠗⠋ 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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