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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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