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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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