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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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