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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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