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Writing & Illuminating, & Lettering ⠃⠗⠋ 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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