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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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