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Dürer ⠃⠗⠋ 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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