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Emblematic Illumination; or Forms, Colours and Emblems ⠃⠗⠋ 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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