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A History of the Old English Letter Foundries ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠇⠁⠥⠙⠊⠃⠥⠎⠂⠀⠇⠑⠁⠧⠬⠂⠀⠵⠀⠭⠀⠙⠕⠑⠎⠂⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠕⠗⠊⠛⠔⠁⠇⠀
⠏⠁⠛⠑⠂⠀⠁⠀⠉⠇⠑⠜⠇⠽⠀⠀⠑⠍⠃⠕⠎⠎⠫⠀⠉⠊⠗⠉⠇⠑⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠏⠁⠏⠻⠂
⠀⠍⠁⠅⠑⠎⠀⠭⠀⠑⠧⠊⠙⠢⠞⠀⠞⠀⠮⠀⠙⠑⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠀⠴⠀⠀⠝⠀⠮⠀
⠗⠑⠎⠥⠇⠞⠀⠷⠀⠁⠀⠍⠻⠑⠀⠋⠇⠁⠺⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠉⠁⠌⠬⠂⠀⠁⠇⠹⠳⠛⠓⠀⠭⠀
⠊⠎⠀⠏⠕⠎⠎⠊⠃⠇⠑⠀⠀⠶⠵⠀⠺⠑⠀⠓⠀⠎⠁⠞⠊⠎⠋⠊⠫⠀⠕⠥⠗⠎⠑⠇⠧⠑⠎⠀
⠃⠽⠀⠑⠭⠏⠻⠊⠍⠢⠞⠶⠀⠿⠀⠮⠀⠎⠥⠗⠋⠁⠉⠑⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠀⠎⠊⠙⠑⠀⠷⠀⠁⠀
⠗⠳⠛⠓⠇⠽⠤⠉⠁⠌⠀⠞⠽⠏⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠙⠑⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠫⠀⠃⠽⠀
⠁⠊⠗⠤⠓⠕⠇⠑⠎⠂⠀⠐⠎⠀⠷⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠀⠁⠎⠎⠥⠍⠑⠀⠁⠀⠉⠊⠗⠉⠥⠇⠜⠀
⠿⠍⠂⠀⠯⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠑⠧⠢⠀⠏⠻⠿⠁⠞⠑⠀⠁⠀⠹⠔⠀⠞⠽⠏⠑⠲⠀⠠⠊⠝⠙⠑⠫⠂⠀
⠁⠞⠀⠀⠮⠀⠏⠗⠑⠎⠢⠞⠀⠙⠁⠽⠀⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠑⠭⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠊⠍⠏⠕⠎⠎⠊⠃⠇⠑
⠀⠞⠕⠀⠉⠁⠌⠀⠃⠽⠀⠓⠯⠀⠁⠀⠞⠽⠏⠑⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠀⠁⠀⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑⠀
⠎⠥⠝⠅⠀⠕⠝⠀⠐⠎⠀⠐⠏⠀⠷⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠎⠊⠙⠑⠎⠆⠀⠯⠀⠹⠊⠎⠀
⠗⠳⠛⠓⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠷⠀⠀⠎⠥⠗⠋⠁⠉⠑⠀⠺⠑⠀⠉⠀⠊⠍⠁⠛⠔⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠓⠀⠃⠑⠢
⠀⠋⠜⠀⠍⠀⠁⠏⠏⠜⠢⠞⠀⠕⠝⠀⠮⠀⠞⠽⠏⠑⠎⠀⠼⠃⠋⠀⠀⠉⠁⠌⠀⠃⠽⠀⠮⠀
⠑⠜⠇⠊⠑⠌⠀⠏⠗⠔⠞⠻⠎⠲⠀⠠⠺⠑⠀⠙⠳⠃⠞⠂⠀⠮⠗⠑⠿⠑⠂⠀⠱⠑⠮⠗⠂⠀⠔⠀
⠞⠽⠏⠑⠎⠀⠀⠇⠊⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠘⠮⠀⠁⠉⠉⠊⠙⠢⠞⠁⠇⠀
⠙⠑⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠷⠀⠎⠥⠗⠋⠁⠉⠑⠂⠀⠁⠀⠎⠍⠁⠇⠇⠀
⠁⠗⠞⠊⠋⠊⠉⠊⠁⠇⠀⠀⠓⠕⠇⠑⠀⠹⠥⠎⠀⠑⠁⠎⠊⠇⠽⠀⠎⠊⠍⠥⠇⠁⠞⠫⠀
⠺⠳⠇⠙⠀⠃⠑⠀⠷⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀⠎⠻⠧⠊⠉⠑⠀⠵⠀⠁⠀⠛⠥⠊⠙⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠀
⠉⠕⠍⠏⠕⠎⠊⠞⠕⠗⠲⠀⠠⠁⠀⠍⠀⠏⠗⠕⠃⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠑⠭⠏⠇⠁⠝⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠷⠀
⠮⠀⠁⠏⠏⠑⠜⠁⠝⠉⠑⠀⠎⠑⠑⠍⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠀⠞⠀⠮⠀⠓⠑⠁⠙⠀⠷⠀⠁⠀
⠎⠍⠁⠇⠇⠀⠎⠉⠗⠑⠺⠀⠕⠗⠀⠏⠔⠂⠀⠥⠎⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀⠋⠊⠭⠀⠮⠀
⠎⠊⠙⠑⠤⠏⠊⠑⠉⠑⠀⠷⠀⠀⠮⠀⠍⠳⠇⠙⠂⠀⠏⠗⠕⠚⠑⠉⠞⠬⠀⠎⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠇⠽⠀
⠕⠝⠀⠮⠀⠎⠥⠗⠋⠁⠉⠑⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠏⠊⠑⠉⠑⠀⠭⠀⠋⠊⠭⠫⠂⠀⠀⠇⠑⠋⠞⠀⠊⠞⠎
⠀⠍⠜⠅⠀⠕⠝⠀⠮⠀⠎⠊⠙⠑⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠞⠽⠏⠑⠎⠀⠵⠀⠮⠽⠀⠶⠀⠉⠁⠌⠂⠀⠯⠀

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