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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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