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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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