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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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