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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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