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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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