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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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