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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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