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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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