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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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