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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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