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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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