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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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