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Notes on Bookbinding for Libraries ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠋⠊⠧⠑⠀⠵⠀⠎⠑⠑⠍⠎⠀⠁⠙⠧⠊⠎⠁⠃⠇⠑⠲⠀⠀⠠⠍⠁⠅⠑⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀
⠑⠝⠙⠤⠩⠑⠑⠞⠎⠀⠷⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠇⠑⠁⠧⠑⠎⠀⠑⠁⠡⠂⠀⠮⠀⠎⠊⠵⠑⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀
⠏⠁⠍⠏⠓⠇⠑⠞⠆⠀⠛⠥⠜⠙⠀⠀⠑⠁⠡⠀⠾⠀⠍⠥⠎⠇⠔⠆⠀⠏⠁⠌⠑⠀⠘⠮⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠮⠀⠋⠊⠗⠌⠀⠩⠑⠑⠞⠎⠂⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠕⠧⠻⠂⠀⠐⠕⠀⠕⠝⠀⠀⠑⠁⠡⠀⠎⠊⠙⠑⠀⠷
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⠮⠀⠕⠥⠞⠻⠀⠀⠓⠁⠇⠧⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠑⠝⠙⠤⠩⠑⠑⠞⠎⠀⠶⠑⠁⠡⠀
⠑⠝⠙⠤⠩⠑⠑⠞⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠝⠪⠀⠃⠑⠉⠕⠍⠑⠂⠀⠐⠕⠤⠓⠁⠇⠋⠀⠮⠀⠀⠇⠔⠬⠀
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⠧⠑⠇⠇⠥⠍⠂⠀⠇⠑⠁⠮⠗⠀⠕⠗⠀⠕⠮⠗⠀⠍⠁⠞⠻⠊⠁⠇⠆⠀⠏⠁⠌⠑⠀⠕⠝⠀⠮⠀
⠏⠁⠍⠏⠓⠇⠑⠞⠄⠎⠀⠉⠕⠧⠻⠆⠀⠞⠗⠊⠍⠲⠀⠠⠹⠊⠎⠀⠃⠔⠙⠬⠀⠊⠎⠀⠧⠀
⠌⠗⠕⠝⠛⠂⠀⠧⠀⠝⠑⠁⠞⠂⠀⠕⠏⠢⠎⠀⠀⠟⠀⠑⠁⠎⠊⠇⠽⠀⠯⠀⠺⠀⠺⠑⠜⠀
⠺⠑⠇⠇⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠃⠕⠜⠙⠎⠀⠉⠀⠃⠑⠀⠉⠕⠧⠻⠫⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠕⠧⠻⠀⠀⠾⠀
⠉⠇⠕⠹⠂⠀⠯⠀⠮⠀⠃⠔⠙⠬⠀⠺⠀⠮⠝⠀⠺⠑⠜⠀⠍⠥⠡⠀⠇⠕⠝⠛⠻⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀

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