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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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