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Palæography ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠑⠜⠇⠊⠑⠌⠀⠿⠍⠀⠷⠀⠺⠗⠊⠞⠬⠀⠔⠀⠠⠝⠕⠗⠮⠗⠝⠀⠠⠑⠥⠗⠕⠏⠑⠲⠀
⠠⠍⠗⠲⠀⠠⠛⠑⠕⠗⠛⠑⠀⠠⠌⠑⠏⠓⠢⠎⠀⠉⠇⠁⠊⠍⠎⠀⠿⠀⠀⠮⠀⠕⠇⠙⠑⠌⠀⠷
⠀⠮⠀⠑⠭⠞⠁⠝⠞⠀⠠⠝⠕⠗⠎⠑⠀⠠⠗⠥⠝⠑⠎⠀⠁⠝⠀⠁⠝⠞⠊⠟⠥⠊⠞⠽⠀
⠑⠭⠉⠑⠫⠬⠀⠞⠀⠷⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀⠀⠑⠗⠁⠂⠀⠃⠀⠁⠀⠍⠀⠍⠕⠙⠻⠁⠞⠑⠀
⠠⠎⠉⠯⠔⠁⠧⠊⠁⠝⠀⠺⠗⠊⠞⠻⠀⠎⠑⠞⠎⠀⠮⠀⠑⠜⠇⠊⠑⠌⠀⠙⠁⠞⠑⠀⠁⠞⠀⠀
⠁⠃⠳⠞⠀⠠⠁⠲⠠⠙⠲⠀⠼⠉⠚⠚⠲⠀⠠⠔⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀⠉⠁⠎⠑⠂⠀⠭⠀⠍⠥⠌⠀⠃⠑⠀
⠁⠇⠇⠪⠫⠀⠞⠀⠐⠎⠀⠿⠍⠀⠷⠀⠺⠗⠊⠞⠬⠀⠀⠴⠀⠕⠃⠞⠁⠔⠫⠀⠃⠽⠀
⠠⠛⠕⠹⠊⠉⠀⠞⠗⠊⠃⠑⠎⠀⠋⠀⠠⠛⠗⠑⠑⠅⠀⠞⠗⠁⠙⠻⠎⠀⠃⠑⠿⠑⠀⠮⠀⠐⠞⠀
⠷⠀⠠⠡⠗⠊⠌⠂⠀⠀⠯⠀⠞⠀⠭⠀⠁⠋⠞⠻⠺⠜⠙⠎⠀⠋⠳⠝⠙⠀⠁⠀⠓⠕⠍⠑⠀⠔⠀
⠠⠙⠢⠍⠜⠅⠂⠀⠠⠎⠺⠫⠢⠂⠀⠯⠀⠠⠝⠕⠗⠺⠁⠽⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠀⠐⠝⠀⠷⠀
⠠⠗⠥⠝⠑⠎⠀⠊⠎⠀⠑⠟⠥⠊⠧⠁⠇⠢⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠀⠷⠀⠉⠊⠏⠓⠻⠎⠀⠕⠗⠀
⠗⠊⠙⠙⠇⠑⠎⠀⠕⠗⠀⠍⠽⠌⠻⠊⠑⠎⠂⠀⠀⠯⠀⠺⠑⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠊⠝⠋⠻⠀⠞⠀⠊⠞⠎
⠀⠗⠑⠁⠇⠀⠕⠗⠊⠛⠔⠀⠴⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠉⠥⠞⠞⠬⠀⠷⠀⠌⠗⠕⠅⠑⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠀
⠑⠭⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠀⠝⠥⠍⠃⠻⠎⠲⠀⠠⠗⠥⠝⠊⠉⠀⠇⠑⠞⠞⠻⠎⠀⠝⠑⠧⠻⠀⠗⠑⠁⠡⠫
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⠗⠑⠉⠕⠗⠙⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠓⠜⠙⠇⠽⠀⠍⠀⠹⠁⠝⠀⠊⠝⠎⠉⠗⠊⠏⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠘⠥⠀
⠞⠕⠍⠃⠌⠕⠝⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠿⠀⠞⠀⠯⠀⠎⠊⠍⠊⠇⠜⠀⠏⠥⠗⠏⠕⠎⠑⠎⠀⠮⠽⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠞⠔⠥⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠕⠉⠉⠁⠎⠊⠕⠝⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠀⠑⠍⠏⠇⠕⠽⠫⠂⠀⠃⠕⠹
⠀⠔⠀⠠⠑⠝⠛⠇⠯⠀⠯⠀⠠⠎⠉⠯⠔⠁⠧⠊⠁⠂⠀⠇⠕⠝⠛⠀⠁⠋⠞⠻⠀⠮⠀
⠼⠉⠚⠥⠎⠑⠀⠷⠀⠠⠗⠕⠍⠁⠝⠀⠀⠕⠗⠀⠍⠕⠙⠊⠋⠊⠫⠀⠠⠗⠕⠍⠁⠝⠀
⠇⠑⠞⠞⠻⠎⠀⠸⠓⠀⠃⠑⠢⠀⠑⠌⠁⠃⠇⠊⠩⠫⠀⠔⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠉⠳⠝⠞⠗⠊⠑⠎⠲⠀
⠠⠮⠀⠀⠎⠬⠥⠇⠜⠀⠧⠜⠊⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠔⠀⠿⠍⠀⠯⠀⠝⠥⠍⠃⠻⠀⠯⠀⠧⠁⠇⠥⠑
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⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠎⠂⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠑⠁⠎⠊⠇⠽⠀⠁⠉⠉⠳⠝⠞⠫⠀⠿⠀⠃⠽⠀⠮⠀
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