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Paper & paper making, ancient and modern ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

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⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠎⠥⠃⠍⠊⠞⠞⠑⠙⠂⠀⠃⠽⠀⠗⠑⠝⠑⠺⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠊⠗⠀⠕⠁⠞⠓⠎⠲
⠀⠀⠠⠞⠺⠕⠀⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠗⠑⠑⠀⠉⠑⠝⠞⠥⠗⠊⠑⠎⠀⠇⠁⠞⠑⠗⠂⠀⠺⠑⠀⠋⠊⠝⠙
⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠙⠥⠞⠉⠓⠀⠊⠝⠀⠇⠊⠅⠑⠀⠍⠁⠝⠝⠑⠗⠂⠀⠎⠕⠀⠀
⠑⠭⠞⠗⠑⠍⠑⠇⠽⠀⠚⠑⠁⠇⠕⠥⠎⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠗⠑⠎⠏⠑⠉⠞⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠍⠁⠝⠥⠋⠁⠉⠞⠥⠗⠑⠂⠀⠁⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠏⠗⠕⠓⠊⠃⠊⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀
⠑⠭⠏⠕⠗⠞⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠍⠕⠥⠇⠙⠎⠂⠀⠥⠝⠙⠑⠗⠀⠝⠕⠀⠇⠑⠎⠎⠀
⠎⠑⠧⠑⠗⠑⠀⠁⠀⠏⠑⠝⠁⠇⠞⠽⠀⠞⠓⠁⠝⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠀⠙⠑⠁⠞⠓⠲⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠋⠥⠇⠇⠑⠗⠀⠍⠁⠅⠑⠎⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠑⠭⠉⠑⠑⠙⠊⠝⠛⠇⠽⠀⠉⠥⠗⠊⠕⠥⠎⠀
⠕⠃⠎⠑⠗⠧⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠗⠑⠎⠏⠑⠉⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠀⠏⠁⠏⠑⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠓⠊⠎⠀⠞⠊⠍⠑⠂⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠍⠁⠽⠂⠀⠏⠑⠗⠓⠁⠏⠎⠂⠀⠃⠑⠀
⠊⠝⠞⠗⠕⠙⠥⠉⠑⠙⠀⠓⠑⠗⠑⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠀⠁⠙⠧⠁⠝⠞⠁⠛⠑⠲⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀
⠎⠁⠽⠎⠤⠤⠦⠠⠏⠁⠏⠑⠗⠀⠏⠁⠗⠞⠊⠉⠊⠏⠁⠞⠑⠎⠀⠊⠝⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠎⠕⠗⠞⠀
⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠓⠁⠗⠁⠉⠞⠑⠗⠀⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠥⠝⠞⠗⠽⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀
⠍⠁⠅⠑⠎⠀⠊⠞⠆⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠧⠑⠝⠑⠞⠊⠁⠝⠀⠃⠑⠊⠝⠛⠀⠝⠑⠁⠞⠂⠀
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⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠂⠀⠎⠇⠊⠛⠓⠞⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠇⠑⠝⠙⠑⠗⠆⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠠⠙⠥⠞⠉⠓⠀⠀⠞⠓⠊⠉⠅⠂⠀⠉⠕⠗⠏⠥⠇⠑⠝⠞⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠛⠗⠕⠎⠎⠂⠀
⠎⠥⠉⠅⠊⠝⠛⠀⠥⠏⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠊⠝⠅⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠏⠕⠝⠛⠊⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠗⠑⠕⠋⠲⠴⠀⠠⠓⠑⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠇⠁⠊⠝⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠁⠏⠑⠗⠀
⠍⠁⠝⠥⠋⠁⠉⠞⠕⠗⠊⠑⠎⠀⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠝⠀⠀
⠎⠥⠋⠋⠊⠉⠊⠑⠝⠞⠇⠽⠀⠑⠝⠉⠕⠥⠗⠁⠛⠑⠙⠂⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠊⠙⠑⠗⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑
⠀⠧⠁⠎⠞⠀⠎⠥⠍⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠍⠕⠝⠑⠽⠀⠑⠭⠏⠑⠝⠙⠑⠙⠀⠀⠊⠝⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀
⠇⠁⠝⠙⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠏⠁⠏⠑⠗⠀⠕⠥⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠊⠞⠁⠇⠽⠂⠀⠠⠋⠗⠁⠝⠉⠑⠂⠀
⠁⠝⠙⠀⠠⠛⠑⠗⠍⠁⠝⠽⠂⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠍⠊⠛⠓⠞⠀⠀⠃⠑⠀⠇⠑⠎⠎⠑⠝⠑⠙⠂⠀
⠺⠑⠗⠑⠀⠊⠞⠀⠍⠁⠙⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀⠝⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠦⠠⠞⠕⠀⠎⠥⠉⠓⠀

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