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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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