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Early Typography ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠍⠕⠇⠑⠤⠑⠽⠑⠙⠀⠉⠕⠝⠞⠑⠍⠏⠕⠗⠁⠗⠊⠑⠎⠀⠁⠎⠀⠁⠀⠍⠁⠛⠊⠉⠊⠁⠝⠀
⠺⠓⠕⠎⠑⠀⠇⠕⠗⠑⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠙⠑⠗⠊⠧⠑⠙⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠥⠝⠓⠕⠇⠽⠀
⠎⠕⠥⠗⠉⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠉⠓⠥⠗⠉⠓⠀⠛⠗⠑⠺⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑
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⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠎⠉⠁⠗⠉⠑⠇⠽⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠑⠀⠙⠊⠎⠉⠑⠗⠝⠑⠙⠀⠁⠍⠊⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
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⠏⠓⠽⠎⠊⠉⠁⠇⠒⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠙⠁⠗⠅⠑⠎⠞⠀⠓⠕⠥⠗⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓
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⠏⠑⠗⠊⠕⠙⠀⠉⠕⠧⠑⠗⠑⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠁⠗⠞⠓⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠛⠗⠕⠎⠎⠀
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