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Pons tironum ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠏⠁⠗⠊⠂⠀⠛⠊⠛⠝⠲⠀⠀⠏⠗⠕⠋⠑⠉⠞⠊⠂⠀⠤⠝⠊⠎⠀⠶⠋⠲⠶⠆⠀
⠏⠗⠕⠋⠑⠉⠞⠊⠝⠑⠍⠀⠋⠉⠊⠀⠀⠏⠗⠕⠋⠊⠉⠎⠉⠕⠗⠲⠀⠀⠏⠗⠛⠗⠑⠙⠊⠕⠗⠂
⠀⠤⠂⠀⠤⠛⠗⠎⠎⠥⠎⠀⠎⠥⠍⠆⠀⠏⠗⠕⠋⠊⠉⠎⠉⠕⠗⠆⠀⠏⠗⠉⠙⠲⠀⠀
⠏⠗⠝⠥⠎⠂⠀⠤⠁⠂⠀⠤⠥⠍⠆⠀⠟⠥⠁⠎⠊⠀⠊⠝⠀⠉⠁⠏⠥⠞⠀⠉⠁⠙⠝⠎⠲⠀⠀
⠏⠗⠕⠏⠑⠗⠂⠀⠤⠗⠑⠆⠀⠋⠎⠞⠝⠆⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠗⠗⠊⠥⠍⠀⠟⠥⠁⠍⠀⠍⠕⠗⠕⠗⠲
⠀⠀⠏⠗⠎⠏⠑⠗⠆⠀⠃⠑⠝⠑⠂⠀⠋⠇⠉⠊⠞⠑⠗⠲⠀⠀⠏⠗⠞⠑⠛⠂⠀⠤⠑⠗⠑⠂⠀
⠤⠞⠭⠂⠀⠤⠞⠉⠞⠥⠍⠆⠀⠞⠑⠛⠆⠀⠙⠋⠑⠝⠙⠲⠀⠀⠏⠗⠧⠑⠗⠃⠊⠥⠍⠂⠀⠤⠀
⠶⠝⠲⠶⠆⠀⠧⠑⠗⠃⠁⠀⠎⠁⠏⠊⠑⠝⠞⠊⠁⠑⠲⠀⠠⠎⠁⠏⠊⠝⠎⠀⠑⠎⠞⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠞⠗⠗⠊⠥⠍⠀⠟⠥⠁⠍⠀⠎⠞⠥⠇⠞⠥⠎⠲⠀⠀⠏⠗⠧⠊⠙⠑⠂⠀⠤⠗⠑⠂⠀

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