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Early Typography ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠼⠦⠠⠏⠑⠓⠤⠊⠤⠎⠁⠝⠛⠂⠄⠀⠮⠀⠝⠑⠜⠑⠌⠀⠑⠟⠥⠊⠧⠁⠇⠢⠞⠀⠮⠀
⠠⠩⠁⠝⠛⠓⠁⠊⠀⠙⠊⠁⠇⠑⠉⠞⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠠⠡⠔⠑⠎⠑⠀⠇⠁⠝⠛⠥⠁⠛⠑⠀
⠛⠊⠧⠑⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠼⠦⠠⠃⠑⠇⠇⠂⠀⠠⠏⠓⠽⠎⠊⠉⠊⠁⠝⠲⠄⠀⠠⠭⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠀
⠎⠍⠁⠇⠇⠀⠃⠇⠕⠉⠅⠂⠀⠁⠝⠀⠊⠝⠡⠀⠯⠀⠁⠀⠟⠥⠜⠞⠻⠀⠇⠕⠝⠛⠂⠀
⠹⠗⠑⠑⠤⠑⠊⠛⠓⠹⠎⠀⠷⠀⠁⠝⠀⠊⠝⠡⠀⠃⠗⠕⠁⠙⠂⠀⠯⠀⠴⠀⠐⠕⠀⠊⠝⠡⠀⠯
⠀⠹⠗⠑⠑⠤⠑⠊⠛⠓⠹⠎⠀⠓⠊⠛⠓⠲⠀⠠⠭⠀⠓⠁⠎⠂⠀⠓⠪⠑⠧⠻⠂⠀⠃⠑⠢⠀
⠗⠫⠥⠉⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠝⠀⠊⠝⠡⠀⠔⠀⠓⠑⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠥⠊⠞⠀⠮⠀⠎⠊⠵⠑⠀
⠷⠀⠮⠀⠞⠽⠏⠑⠀⠯⠀⠁⠇⠇⠪⠀⠷⠀⠊⠞⠎⠀⠃⠑⠬⠀⠓⠻⠑⠾⠀⠏⠗⠔⠞⠫⠲⠀⠀
⠠⠊⠇⠇⠥⠌⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠒⠀⠀⠀⠼⠉⠚⠀⠠⠿⠂⠀⠎⠁⠽⠎⠀⠮⠀⠠⠃⠊⠩⠕⠏⠀⠔⠀
⠦⠀⠼⠦⠠⠏⠓⠊⠇⠕⠃⠊⠃⠇⠕⠝⠂⠄⠀⠦⠠⠃⠕⠕⠅⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠍⠁⠌⠻⠎⠀⠱⠕⠀
⠊⠝⠌⠗⠥⠉⠞⠀⠥⠀⠾⠳⠞⠀⠗⠕⠙⠎⠂⠀⠾⠳⠞⠀⠓⠜⠙⠀⠺⠕⠗⠙⠎⠀⠯⠀
⠁⠝⠛⠻⠂⠀⠾⠳⠞⠀⠉⠇⠕⠮⠎⠀⠯⠀⠍⠕⠝⠑⠽⠲⠀⠠⠊⠋⠀⠽⠀⠁⠏⠏⠗⠕⠁⠡⠀
⠮⠍⠀⠮⠽⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠝⠀⠁⠎⠇⠑⠑⠏⠆⠀⠊⠋⠀⠊⠝⠧⠑⠌⠊⠛⠁⠞⠬⠀⠽⠀
⠊⠝⠞⠻⠗⠕⠛⠁⠞⠑⠀⠮⠍⠂⠀⠮⠽⠀⠉⠕⠝⠉⠑⠁⠇⠀⠝⠕⠹⠬⠆⠀⠊⠋⠀⠽⠀
⠍⠊⠌⠁⠅⠑⠀⠮⠍⠀⠮⠽⠀⠝⠑⠧⠻⠀⠛⠗⠥⠍⠃⠇⠑⠆⠀⠊⠋⠀⠽⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀
⠊⠛⠝⠕⠗⠁⠝⠞⠀⠮⠽⠀⠸⠉⠀⠇⠁⠥⠛⠓⠀⠁⠞⠀⠽⠲⠴⠀⠀⠼⠉⠁⠀⠠⠧⠊⠙⠑⠀
⠧⠕⠇⠲⠀⠊⠲⠀⠷⠀⠠⠮⠀⠠⠇⠊⠋⠑⠀⠯⠀⠠⠞⠽⠏⠕⠛⠗⠁⠏⠓⠽⠀⠷⠀
⠠⠺⠊⠇⠇⠊⠁⠍⠀⠠⠉⠁⠭⠞⠕⠝⠂⠀⠋⠀⠮⠀⠎⠑⠉⠕⠝⠙⠀⠡⠁⠏⠞⠻⠀⠷⠀⠱⠊⠡
⠀⠮⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠏⠗⠑⠉⠫⠬⠀⠏⠜⠁⠛⠗⠁⠏⠓⠎⠀⠓⠀⠃⠑⠢⠀⠁⠃⠗⠊⠙⠛⠫⠲⠀⠀
⠠⠑⠜⠇⠽⠀⠠⠞⠽⠏⠕⠛⠗⠁⠏⠓⠽⠲⠀⠀⠠⠠⠡⠁⠏⠞⠻⠀⠠⠠⠊⠊⠊⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠚⠕⠓⠝⠀⠠⠠⠛⠥⠞⠢⠃⠻⠛⠲⠤⠤⠠⠠⠋⠊⠗⠌⠀⠠⠠⠁⠞⠞⠑⠍⠏⠞⠎⠀
⠠⠠⠁⠞⠀⠠⠠⠞⠽⠏⠕⠛⠗⠁⠏⠓⠽⠀⠠⠠⠔⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠌⠗⠁⠎⠃⠥⠗⠛⠲⠤⠤⠠⠠⠙⠊⠋⠋⠊⠉⠥⠇⠞⠊⠑⠎⠲⠤⠤⠠⠠⠊⠝⠧⠢⠞⠊⠕⠝
⠀⠠⠠⠷⠀⠠⠠⠮⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠲⠤⠤⠠⠠⠇⠁⠺⠎⠥⠊⠞⠲⠤⠤⠠⠠⠗⠑⠞⠥⠗⠝⠀⠠⠠⠞⠕⠀

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