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Gem-Stones and Their Distinctive Characters ⠃⠗⠋ 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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