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Gem-Stones and Their Distinctive Characters ⠃⠗⠋ 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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