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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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