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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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⠁⠎⠎⠑⠍⠃⠇⠊⠝⠛⠀⠑⠇⠑⠧⠁⠞⠕⠗⠀⠗⠁⠊⠇⠎⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀
⠎⠑⠞⠞⠇⠑⠀⠙⠕⠺⠝⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠁⠎⠎⠑⠍⠃⠇⠑⠗⠂⠀⠊⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠗⠁⠊⠇⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠺⠕⠗⠝⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠎⠓⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀⠃⠑⠀⠚⠥⠎⠞⠀
⠗⠕⠕⠍⠀⠑⠝⠕⠥⠛⠓⠀⠀⠃⠑⠞⠺⠑⠑⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠁⠊⠇⠎⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠁⠀

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