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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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