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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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