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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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