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Library Cataloguing ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠀⠵⠀⠎⠕⠉⠊⠑⠞⠊⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠔⠀⠁⠀⠠⠃⠗⠊⠞⠊⠩⠀⠉⠁⠞⠁⠇⠕⠛⠥⠑⠀⠮⠀
⠏⠥⠃⠇⠊⠉⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠀⠓⠕⠍⠑⠀⠛⠕⠧⠻⠝⠍⠢⠞⠀⠕⠗⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀
⠙⠑⠏⠜⠞⠍⠢⠞⠎⠀⠸⠉⠀⠃⠑⠀⠥⠎⠑⠋⠥⠇⠇⠽⠀⠕⠗⠀⠉⠕⠝⠧⠢⠊⠢⠞⠇⠽⠀⠀
⠛⠗⠳⠏⠫⠀⠞⠕⠛⠑⠮⠗⠀⠐⠥⠀⠁⠀⠛⠢⠻⠁⠇⠀⠓⠑⠁⠙⠬⠀⠷⠀⠠⠑⠝⠛⠇⠯⠀
⠕⠗⠀⠠⠛⠗⠑⠁⠞⠀⠀⠠⠃⠗⠊⠞⠁⠔⠂⠀⠃⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠃⠑⠞⠞⠻⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠫⠀⠐⠥
⠀⠮⠀⠝⠁⠍⠑⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠗⠑⠎⠏⠑⠉⠞⠊⠧⠑⠀⠀⠙⠑⠏⠜⠞⠍⠢⠞⠎⠲⠀⠠⠕⠝⠀
⠮⠀⠕⠮⠗⠀⠓⠯⠂⠀⠮⠀⠏⠥⠃⠇⠊⠉⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠷⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀⠕⠮⠗⠀⠀
⠛⠕⠧⠻⠝⠍⠢⠞⠀⠯⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠙⠑⠏⠜⠞⠍⠢⠞⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠃⠗⠳⠛⠓⠞⠀
⠞⠕⠛⠑⠮⠗⠀⠐⠥⠀⠮⠀⠐⠝⠀⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠌⠁⠞⠑⠂⠀⠯⠀⠘⠹⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀
⠛⠕⠧⠻⠝⠬⠀⠃⠕⠙⠽⠀⠷⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀⠎⠏⠑⠉⠊⠋⠊⠫⠀⠁⠗⠑⠁⠂⠀⠀⠇⠕⠉⠁⠇⠂
⠀⠓⠕⠍⠑⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠉⠕⠇⠕⠝⠊⠁⠇⠂⠀⠐⠥⠀⠮⠀⠐⠝⠀⠷⠀⠞⠀⠁⠗⠑⠁⠲⠀
⠠⠘⠮⠀⠏⠕⠔⠞⠎⠀⠉⠀⠀⠃⠑⠀⠍⠁⠙⠑⠀⠏⠇⠁⠔⠻⠀⠃⠽⠀⠑⠭⠁⠍⠏⠇⠑⠎⠲⠀
⠠⠞⠕⠀⠞⠁⠅⠑⠀⠮⠀⠓⠕⠍⠑⠀⠛⠕⠧⠻⠝⠍⠢⠞⠀⠗⠑⠏⠕⠗⠞⠎⠀⠋⠊⠗⠌⠒⠀⠀
⠠⠇⠕⠉⠁⠇⠀⠠⠛⠕⠧⠻⠝⠍⠢⠞⠀⠠⠃⠕⠜⠙⠲⠀⠠⠁⠝⠝⠥⠁⠇⠀⠗⠑⠏⠕⠗⠞⠂⠀
⠼⠁⠊⠚⠓⠤⠊⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠃⠀⠧⠲⠀⠼⠁⠊⠚⠊⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠼⠉⠑⠃⠲⠚⠙⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠃⠕⠜⠙⠀⠷⠀⠠⠞⠗⠁⠙⠑⠂⠀⠠⠇⠁⠃⠳⠗⠀
⠠⠙⠑⠏⠜⠞⠍⠢⠞⠲⠀⠠⠁⠃⠌⠗⠁⠉⠞⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠷⠀⠇⠁⠃⠳⠗⠀
⠌⠁⠞⠊⠌⠊⠉⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠠⠥⠝⠊⠞⠫⠀⠠⠅⠬⠙⠕⠍⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠼⠁⠊⠚⠓⠤⠊⠲⠀⠼⠁⠊⠁⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠼⠉⠉⠁⠲⠓⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠃⠕⠜⠙⠀⠷⠀⠠⠑⠙⠥⠉⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠠⠎⠏⠑⠉⠊⠁⠇⠀
⠗⠑⠏⠕⠗⠞⠎⠀⠕⠝⠀⠑⠙⠥⠉⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠁⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠎⠥⠃⠚⠑⠉⠞⠎⠂⠀
⠧⠲⠀⠼⠃⠁⠲⠀⠼⠁⠊⠚⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠼⠉⠛⠃⠲⠊⠙⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠧⠲⠀⠼⠃⠁⠲⠀⠠⠎⠡⠕⠕⠇⠀
⠑⠭⠉⠥⠗⠎⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠯⠀⠧⠁⠉⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠎⠡⠕⠕⠇⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠊⠍⠏⠻⠊⠁⠇⠀⠠⠑⠙⠥⠉⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠠⠉⠕⠝⠋⠻⠢⠉⠑⠂⠀⠼⠁⠊⠁⠁⠲⠀

These are the same pages the .brf download embosses — form-feed breaks and all. BRF opens in braille software (Duxbury, BrailleBlaster), on embossers, and on refreshable displays.