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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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