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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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