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Suppressed Plates, Wood-engravings, &c. ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠠⠑⠝⠛⠇⠯⠲⠀⠠⠇⠁⠞⠻⠀⠓⠑⠀⠁⠎⠉⠢⠙⠫⠀⠮⠀⠹⠗⠕⠝⠑⠀⠷⠀
⠠⠓⠁⠝⠕⠧⠻⠀⠀⠐⠥⠀⠮⠀⠗⠑⠛⠥⠇⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠠⠎⠁⠇⠊⠉⠀
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⠁⠀⠝⠥⠞⠩⠑⠇⠇⠀⠱⠢⠀⠓⠑⠀⠎⠁⠊⠙⠒⠀⠦⠠⠑⠗⠝⠑⠌⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠀⠎⠥⠡⠀⠀
⠁⠀⠃⠁⠙⠀⠋⠑⠇⠇⠪⠂⠀⠃⠀⠊⠋⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀⠐⠕⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠁⠀⠉⠕⠗⠝⠀⠓⠑⠀
⠊⠎⠀⠎⠥⠗⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠗⠑⠁⠙⠀⠕⠝⠀⠭⠲⠴⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠓⠪⠑⠧⠻⠀⠞⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀
⠃⠑⠂⠀⠮⠗⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠝⠕⠀⠙⠳⠃⠞⠀⠞⠀⠮⠗⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠓⠜⠙⠇⠽⠀⠁⠀
⠉⠗⠊⠍⠑⠀⠔⠀⠀⠮⠀⠱⠕⠇⠑⠀⠙⠑⠉⠁⠇⠕⠛⠥⠑⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠴⠀⠝⠀⠁⠞⠀⠐⠕⠀
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⠼⠁⠓⠁⠚⠀⠮⠀⠙⠥⠅⠑⠀⠴⠀⠀⠋⠳⠝⠙⠀⠔⠀⠦⠀⠁⠏⠜⠞⠍⠢⠞⠎⠀⠔⠀⠠⠌⠲⠀
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⠀⠉⠥⠞⠲⠀⠠⠕⠝⠀⠓⠑⠜⠬⠀⠀⠮⠀⠑⠧⠊⠙⠢⠉⠑⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠎⠥⠗⠛⠑⠕⠝⠎⠀⠯
⠀⠕⠮⠗⠀⠺⠊⠞⠝⠑⠎⠎⠑⠎⠂⠀⠮⠀⠉⠕⠗⠕⠝⠻⠄⠎⠀⠚⠥⠗⠽⠀⠀⠗⠑⠞⠥⠗⠝⠫

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