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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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