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Inventors & Inventions ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

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⠉⠕⠝⠎⠊⠙⠑⠗⠁⠞⠑⠀⠞⠗⠑⠁⠞⠍⠑⠝⠞⠂⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠁⠝⠀⠀⠁⠏⠏⠁⠗⠑⠝⠞
⠀⠗⠑⠁⠙⠽⠀⠁⠏⠏⠗⠑⠉⠊⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠁⠝⠁⠛⠑⠍⠑⠝⠞⠂⠀
⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠑⠗⠊⠞⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀⠑⠍⠏⠇⠕⠽⠑⠑⠎⠂⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀
⠃⠑⠀⠙⠥⠇⠽⠀⠗⠑⠺⠁⠗⠙⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠊⠝⠛⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
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⠑⠝⠓⠁⠝⠉⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠧⠁⠇⠥⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠏⠗⠕⠋⠊⠞⠎⠀⠃⠽⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠙⠙⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠕⠕⠙⠺⠊⠇⠇⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠺⠑⠇⠇⠺⠊⠎⠓⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠕⠎⠑⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀⠀⠓⠑⠇⠏⠀⠞⠕⠀⠉⠗⠑⠁⠞⠑⠀
⠊⠞⠂⠀⠁⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠁⠝⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠊⠞⠀⠕⠋⠞⠑⠝⠀⠍⠁⠗⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠑⠝⠚⠕⠽⠍⠑⠝⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠍⠕⠝⠑⠽⠀⠺⠓⠑⠝⠀⠑⠁⠗⠝⠑⠙⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠉⠓⠁⠏⠞⠑⠗⠀⠼⠊⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠺⠁⠗⠝⠊⠝⠛⠀⠠⠠⠞⠕⠀
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⠉⠁⠗⠑⠋⠥⠇⠀⠏⠑⠗⠥⠎⠁⠇⠀⠕⠋⠀⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠎⠁⠊⠙⠂⠀
⠊⠞⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠃⠑⠀⠎⠑⠑⠝⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠥⠝⠙⠑⠗⠞⠁⠅⠊⠝⠛⠀⠕⠋
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⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠊⠞⠀⠀⠉⠁⠝⠝⠕⠞⠀⠋⠁⠇⠇⠀⠞⠕⠀⠕⠝⠑⠄⠎⠀⠇⠕⠞⠀
⠃⠽⠀⠍⠑⠗⠑⠀⠉⠓⠁⠝⠉⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠊⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠟⠥⠊⠞⠑⠀⠞⠗⠥⠑⠀
⠞⠓⠁⠞⠂⠀⠇⠊⠅⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠙⠊⠁⠍⠕⠝⠙⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠊⠝⠧⠑⠝⠞⠕⠗⠂⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠛⠑⠝⠑⠗⠁⠇⠂⠀⠀⠕⠗⠁⠞⠕⠗⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠺⠗⠊⠞⠑⠗⠀⠊⠎⠀⠃⠕⠗⠝⠲
⠀⠠⠃⠥⠞⠀⠃⠑⠀⠊⠞⠀⠁⠇⠎⠕⠀⠗⠑⠍⠑⠍⠃⠑⠗⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠑⠧⠑⠝⠀⠀⠁
⠀⠙⠊⠁⠍⠕⠝⠙⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠉⠥⠞⠂⠀⠛⠗⠕⠥⠝⠙⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
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