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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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