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Engraved Gems ⠃⠗⠋ 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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