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Collotype and Photo-lithography ⠃⠗⠋ 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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