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The Picture Gallery Explored ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠉⠑⠁⠎⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠏⠗⠑⠁⠙⠀⠓⠻⠀⠍⠻⠑⠞⠗⠊⠉⠊⠳⠎⠀⠎⠏⠇⠢⠙⠳⠗⠀
⠗⠳⠝⠙⠀⠦⠀⠐⠝⠂⠀⠯⠀⠮⠀⠓⠊⠌⠕⠗⠊⠁⠝⠀⠉⠀⠝⠪⠀⠉⠁⠇⠍⠇⠽⠀
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⠕⠝⠇⠽⠀⠠⠑⠝⠛⠇⠯⠂⠀⠃⠀⠠⠑⠥⠗⠕⠏⠑⠂⠀⠁⠞⠞⠁⠡⠫⠀⠞⠕⠀⠦⠀
⠩⠕⠗⠞⠤⠇⠊⠧⠫⠀⠃⠀⠃⠗⠊⠇⠇⠊⠁⠝⠞⠀⠉⠜⠑⠻⠆⠀⠯⠀⠩⠑⠀⠉⠂⠀⠾⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠋⠊⠙⠢⠉⠑⠀⠯⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠇⠁⠉⠢⠉⠽⠂⠀⠑⠝⠗⠕⠇⠀⠓⠊⠍⠀⠁⠍⠕⠝⠛⠌
⠀⠮⠀⠝⠕⠃⠇⠑⠀⠋⠑⠺⠂⠀⠘⠱⠀⠑⠭⠁⠍⠏⠇⠑⠀⠍⠁⠽⠀⠃⠑⠀⠓⠑⠇⠙⠀⠥⠏⠀
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