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Library Cataloguing ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

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⠠⠑⠗⠁⠎⠍⠥⠎⠂⠀⠠⠛⠗⠕⠞⠊⠥⠎⠂⠀⠠⠍⠑⠇⠁⠝⠉⠞⠓⠕⠝⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠀
⠑⠭⠁⠍⠏⠇⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠉⠇⠁⠎⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠉⠓⠁⠏⠞⠑⠗⠀⠠⠠⠭⠊⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠝⠕⠃⠇⠑⠍⠑⠝⠲⠀⠠⠕⠗⠊⠑⠝⠞⠁⠇⠀
⠠⠝⠁⠍⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠝⠕⠃⠇⠑⠍⠑⠝⠲⠀⠠⠞⠊⠞⠇⠑⠀⠧⠲⠀
⠠⠋⠁⠍⠊⠇⠽⠀⠠⠝⠁⠍⠑⠲⠀⠠⠙⠕⠥⠃⠇⠑⠀⠠⠎⠥⠃⠚⠑⠉⠞⠤⠠⠑⠝⠞⠗⠽⠲⠀
⠠⠕⠗⠊⠑⠝⠞⠁⠇⠀⠠⠝⠁⠍⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠊⠝⠙⠊⠁⠝⠀⠠⠝⠁⠍⠑⠎⠲⠀
⠠⠚⠁⠏⠁⠝⠑⠎⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠠⠉⠓⠊⠝⠑⠎⠑⠀⠠⠝⠁⠍⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠓⠑⠃⠗⠑⠺⠀⠠⠝⠁⠍⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠍⠁⠕⠗⠊⠀⠠⠝⠁⠍⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠺⠓⠑⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠝⠕⠃⠇⠑⠍⠑⠝⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠑⠝⠞⠑⠗⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠁⠞⠁⠇⠕⠛⠥⠑⠀⠁⠎⠀⠁⠥⠞⠓⠕⠗⠎⠀⠕⠗⠀⠀⠎⠥⠃⠚⠑⠉⠞⠎⠂⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠟⠥⠑⠎⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠑⠝⠞⠗⠽⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞⠊⠞⠇⠑⠀⠕⠗⠀⠋⠁⠍⠊⠇⠽
⠀⠝⠁⠍⠑⠀⠗⠑⠟⠥⠊⠗⠑⠎⠀⠀⠉⠁⠗⠑⠋⠥⠇⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠊⠙⠑⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀
⠠⠙⠊⠋⠋⠑⠗⠑⠝⠉⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠕⠏⠊⠝⠊⠕⠝⠀⠑⠭⠊⠎⠞⠎⠀⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀
⠏⠕⠊⠝⠞⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠀⠙⠊⠋⠋⠑⠗⠑⠝⠉⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠉⠁⠗⠗⠊⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕
⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠙⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠗⠥⠇⠑⠎⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠇⠊⠃⠗⠁⠗⠽⠀
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⠀⠑⠝⠕⠥⠛⠓⠂⠀⠁⠙⠧⠕⠉⠁⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠑⠝⠞⠗⠽⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠁⠍⠊⠇⠽⠀
⠝⠁⠍⠑⠂⠀⠀⠺⠓⠑⠗⠑⠁⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠁⠍⠑⠗⠊⠉⠁⠝⠀
⠠⠁⠎⠎⠕⠉⠊⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠊⠛⠝⠕⠗⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠑⠏⠥⠃⠇⠊⠉⠁⠝⠀
⠞⠗⠁⠙⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠀⠗⠑⠉⠕⠍⠍⠑⠝⠙⠎⠀⠑⠝⠞⠗⠽⠀⠥⠝⠙⠑⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠇⠁⠞⠑⠎⠞⠀⠞⠊⠞⠇⠑⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠇⠁⠞⠞⠑⠗⠀
⠗⠑⠉⠕⠍⠍⠑⠝⠙⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠀⠊⠎⠀⠉⠑⠗⠞⠁⠊⠝⠇⠽⠀⠋⠁⠗⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠧⠑⠝⠊⠑⠝⠞⠂⠀⠃⠑⠉⠁⠥⠎⠑⠂⠀⠁⠎⠀⠁⠀⠗⠥⠇⠑⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠞⠊⠞⠇⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠀⠃⠑⠞⠞⠑⠗⠀⠗⠑⠍⠑⠍⠃⠑⠗⠑⠙⠂⠀⠑⠧⠑⠝⠀⠊⠝⠀
⠉⠁⠎⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠗⠑⠉⠑⠝⠞⠀⠉⠗⠑⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠕⠎⠑⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀⠀

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