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Linotype mechanism ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

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⠇⠑⠁⠙⠎⠀⠥⠏⠀⠞⠕⠀⠓⠑⠁⠞⠀⠮⠀⠹⠗⠕⠁⠞⠂⠀⠯⠀⠁⠀⠎⠍⠁⠇⠇⠀
⠃⠥⠗⠝⠻⠀⠓⠑⠁⠞⠎⠀⠮⠀⠀⠍⠳⠹⠏⠊⠑⠉⠑⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠏⠕⠞⠀⠯⠀⠹⠗⠕⠁⠞⠀
⠃⠥⠗⠝⠻⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠓⠑⠇⠙⠀⠝⠑⠜⠀⠮⠀⠏⠕⠞⠀⠃⠽⠀⠁⠀⠀⠗⠕⠙⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀
⠏⠁⠎⠎⠑⠎⠀⠹⠗⠳⠛⠓⠀⠮⠀⠏⠕⠞⠀⠚⠁⠉⠅⠑⠞⠀⠯⠀⠐⠥⠀⠮⠀⠏⠕⠞⠀
⠃⠥⠗⠝⠻⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠀⠍⠳⠹⠏⠊⠑⠉⠑⠀⠃⠥⠗⠝⠻⠀⠊⠎⠀⠓⠑⠇⠙⠀⠔⠀
⠏⠇⠁⠉⠑⠀⠃⠽⠀⠁⠀⠎⠥⠏⠏⠕⠗⠞⠀⠯⠀⠁⠀⠎⠉⠗⠑⠺⠀⠱⠊⠡⠀⠀⠑⠭⠞⠢⠙⠎
⠀⠊⠝⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠏⠕⠞⠀⠚⠁⠉⠅⠑⠞⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠮⠀⠛⠁⠎⠀⠑⠝⠞⠻⠎⠀⠮⠀
⠃⠥⠗⠝⠻⠎⠀⠹⠗⠳⠛⠓⠀⠮⠀⠏⠕⠞⠀⠛⠁⠎⠀⠃⠥⠗⠝⠻⠀⠉⠕⠉⠅⠎⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀
⠛⠁⠎⠀⠀⠉⠕⠉⠅⠀⠞⠀⠋⠑⠫⠎⠀⠮⠀⠏⠕⠞⠀⠃⠥⠗⠝⠻⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠁⠀⠇⠜⠛⠻⠀
⠊⠝⠇⠑⠞⠀⠓⠕⠇⠑⠀⠹⠁⠝⠀⠘⠹⠀⠷⠀⠀⠮⠀⠹⠗⠕⠁⠞⠀⠕⠗⠀⠮⠀
⠍⠳⠹⠏⠊⠑⠉⠑⠀⠃⠥⠗⠝⠻⠎⠂⠀⠃⠑⠉⠁⠥⠎⠑⠀⠍⠀⠛⠁⠎⠀⠊⠎⠀
⠗⠑⠟⠥⠊⠗⠫⠀⠀⠿⠀⠮⠀⠏⠕⠞⠀⠃⠥⠗⠝⠻⠲⠀⠠⠮⠀⠊⠝⠇⠑⠞⠀⠓⠕⠇⠑⠎⠀
⠍⠥⠌⠀⠃⠑⠀⠅⠑⠏⠞⠀⠕⠏⠢⠀⠯⠀⠋⠗⠑⠑⠀⠋⠀⠀⠎⠕⠕⠞⠀⠯⠀⠍⠑⠞⠁⠇⠂⠀
⠃⠀⠩⠳⠇⠙⠀⠝⠑⠧⠻⠀⠃⠑⠀⠙⠗⠊⠇⠇⠫⠀⠇⠜⠛⠻⠀⠁⠞⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀⠐⠞⠲⠀⠀
⠠⠩⠳⠇⠙⠀⠽⠀⠋⠔⠙⠀⠁⠀⠃⠥⠗⠝⠻⠀⠞⠊⠏⠀⠞⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠃⠑⠢⠀
⠙⠗⠊⠇⠇⠫⠂⠀⠁⠀⠝⠑⠺⠀⠞⠊⠏⠀⠩⠳⠇⠙⠀⠀⠃⠑⠀⠁⠏⠏⠇⠊⠫⠀⠃⠽⠀
⠙⠗⠊⠧⠬⠀⠕⠥⠞⠀⠮⠀⠕⠇⠙⠀⠞⠊⠏⠀⠯⠀⠊⠝⠎⠻⠞⠬⠀⠁⠀⠝⠑⠺⠀⠐⠕⠲⠀⠀
⠠⠵⠀⠮⠀⠛⠁⠎⠀⠇⠑⠁⠧⠑⠎⠀⠮⠀⠛⠁⠎⠀⠉⠕⠉⠅⠀⠭⠀⠏⠁⠎⠎⠑⠎⠀
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⠍⠊⠭⠀⠀⠾⠀⠮⠀⠛⠁⠎⠲⠀⠠⠥⠝⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀⠮⠀⠛⠁⠎⠀⠊⠎⠀⠍⠊⠭⠫⠀⠾⠀⠮⠀
⠏⠗⠕⠏⠻⠀⠁⠍⠳⠝⠞⠀⠷⠀⠁⠊⠗⠀⠀⠭⠀⠺⠀⠝⠀⠍⠁⠅⠑⠀⠎⠥⠋⠋⠊⠉⠊⠢⠞⠀
⠓⠑⠁⠞⠀⠐⠥⠀⠮⠀⠏⠕⠞⠲⠀⠠⠙⠀⠝⠀⠁⠞⠀⠁⠝⠽⠀⠐⠞⠀⠀⠁⠇⠇⠪⠀⠮⠀
⠛⠁⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠃⠥⠗⠝⠀⠔⠀⠮⠀⠍⠊⠭⠻⠲⠀⠠⠎⠕⠍⠑⠞⠊⠍⠑⠎⠀⠱⠢⠀
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