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Engravers and Etchers ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

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⠎⠑⠇⠑⠉⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠁⠝⠛⠑⠇⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠁⠝⠝⠥⠝⠉⠊⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀
⠠⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠠⠎⠉⠓⠕⠝⠛⠁⠥⠑⠗⠀⠺⠁⠎⠀⠑⠟⠥⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠊⠝⠞⠑⠗⠑⠎⠞⠑⠙
⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠊⠝⠛⠎⠀⠍⠥⠝⠙⠁⠝⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠀⠉⠕⠝⠧⠊⠝⠉⠊⠝⠛⠇⠽⠀
⠏⠗⠕⠧⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠠⠏⠑⠁⠎⠁⠝⠞⠎⠀⠠⠛⠕⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠕⠀⠠⠍⠁⠗⠅⠑⠞⠂⠀
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⠋⠊⠇⠇⠑⠙⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠍⠁⠞⠑⠗⠝⠁⠇⠀⠎⠕⠇⠊⠉⠊⠞⠥⠙⠑⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑
⠀⠀⠺⠕⠕⠇⠇⠽⠂⠀⠎⠞⠕⠉⠅⠽⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠋⠕⠕⠇⠊⠎⠓⠀
⠇⠊⠞⠞⠇⠑⠀⠙⠕⠝⠅⠑⠽⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠋⠕⠇⠇⠕⠺⠎⠂⠀⠺⠓⠊⠇⠑⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
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⠕⠝⠺⠁⠗⠙⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠉⠗⠕⠵⠊⠑⠗⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠉⠑⠝⠎⠑⠗
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⠁⠋⠞⠑⠗⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠙⠑⠁⠞⠓⠲⠀⠠⠓⠊⠎⠀⠠⠎⠉⠓⠕⠕⠇⠂⠀⠓⠕⠺⠑⠧⠑⠗⠂⠀
⠏⠗⠕⠙⠥⠉⠑⠙⠀⠝⠕⠀⠀⠑⠝⠛⠗⠁⠧⠑⠗⠀⠺⠕⠗⠞⠓⠽⠂⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠁⠀
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