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The Illustration of Books ⠃⠗⠋ 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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