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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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