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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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