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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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