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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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⠤⠑⠗⠑⠂⠀⠤⠉⠏⠂⠀⠤⠉⠑⠏⠞⠥⠍⠆⠀⠉⠁⠏⠊⠆⠀⠁⠇⠊⠉⠥⠀⠗⠑⠀⠕⠃⠎⠞⠀
⠟⠥⠍⠊⠝⠥⠎⠀⠉⠁⠙⠁⠞⠲⠀⠀⠑⠭⠉⠊⠞⠂⠀⠤⠗⠑⠆⠀⠑⠋⠋⠊⠉⠊⠀⠥⠞⠀

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