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Linotype mechanism ⠃⠗⠋ 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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