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Hand-book of punctuation ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠋⠑⠑⠇⠬⠀⠹⠗⠳⠛⠓⠤⠕⠥⠞⠀⠁⠝⠀⠑⠝⠞⠊⠗⠑⠀⠀⠎⠢⠞⠢⠉⠑⠂⠀⠮⠀
⠑⠭⠉⠇⠁⠍⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠏⠕⠔⠞⠀⠩⠳⠇⠙⠀⠃⠑⠀⠏⠇⠁⠉⠫⠀⠁⠞⠀⠮⠀⠑⠝⠙⠆

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