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