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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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