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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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