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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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