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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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