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Ivories Ancient and Mediæval ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠍⠥⠝⠊⠍⠢⠞⠤⠗⠕⠕⠍⠎⠀⠷⠀⠸⠍⠀⠙⠊⠕⠉⠑⠎⠑⠎⠂⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠇⠑⠁⠧⠑⠀⠥
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⠗⠑⠞⠥⠗⠝⠎⠀⠍⠁⠙⠑⠀⠃⠽⠀⠮⠀⠉⠕⠍⠍⠊⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠻⠎⠀⠀⠿⠀⠮⠀
⠉⠳⠝⠞⠽⠀⠷⠀⠠⠇⠔⠉⠕⠇⠝⠂⠀⠮⠀⠇⠊⠌⠎⠀⠷⠀⠊⠞⠑⠍⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀
⠛⠢⠻⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠎⠥⠍⠍⠫⠀⠀⠥⠏⠂⠀⠦⠾⠀⠮⠀⠗⠑⠌⠀⠷⠀⠮⠀⠞⠗⠁⠩⠀⠯⠀
⠞⠗⠕⠍⠏⠻⠊⠑⠀⠺⠡⠀⠁⠏⠏⠻⠞⠁⠽⠝⠊⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠀⠏⠕⠏⠊⠩⠀
⠎⠻⠧⠊⠉⠑⠲⠴⠀⠠⠑⠧⠢⠀⠾⠀⠗⠑⠎⠏⠑⠉⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠕⠃⠚⠑⠉⠞⠎⠀⠿⠀⠱⠊⠡
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⠵⠀⠃⠗⠊⠙⠛⠑⠎⠀⠿⠀⠩⠑⠑⠏⠑⠀⠯⠀⠉⠁⠞⠞⠁⠇⠇⠀⠞⠕⠀⠛⠀⠕⠝⠆⠴⠀⠔⠀
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