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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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