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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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⠊⠝⠎⠥⠏⠻⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠁⠞⠀⠠⠌⠗⠁⠎⠃⠥⠗⠛⠀⠴⠀⠮⠀⠉⠕⠝⠌⠗⠥⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀
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⠊⠍⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠞⠽⠏⠑⠀⠕⠗⠀⠃⠇⠕⠉⠅⠎⠀⠮⠝⠀
⠑⠍⠏⠇⠕⠽⠫⠲⠀⠠⠝⠕⠗⠀⠊⠎⠀⠭⠀⠁⠞⠀⠁⠇⠇⠀⠺⠕⠝⠙⠻⠋⠥⠇⠀⠞⠀⠑⠧⠢
⠀⠮⠀⠸⠍⠀⠽⠑⠜⠎⠀⠙⠥⠗⠬⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠓⠑⠀⠗⠑⠎⠊⠙⠫⠀⠁⠞⠀⠞⠀⠉⠊⠞⠽⠀
⠩⠳⠇⠙⠀⠓⠀⠃⠑⠢⠀⠊⠝⠎⠥⠋⠋⠊⠉⠊⠢⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠏⠗⠕⠙⠥⠉⠑⠀⠮⠀

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