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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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