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