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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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