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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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