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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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