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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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⠱⠢⠀⠁⠀⠐⠽⠀⠐⠍⠀⠩⠪⠎⠀⠍⠑⠀⠐⠎⠀⠍⠜⠧⠑⠇⠀⠷⠀⠑⠍⠃⠗⠕⠊⠙⠻⠽⠀
⠕⠗⠀⠀⠍⠁⠡⠔⠑⠤⠌⠊⠞⠡⠬⠂⠀⠎⠁⠽⠬⠀⠞⠗⠊⠥⠍⠏⠓⠁⠝⠞⠇⠽⠂⠀
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⠮⠀⠟⠥⠕⠞⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠀⠍⠜⠅⠎⠂⠀⠊⠋⠀⠭⠀⠃⠑⠇⠕⠝⠛⠎⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀
⠱⠕⠇⠑⠀⠎⠢⠞⠢⠉⠑⠀⠯⠀⠝⠀⠞⠕⠀⠮⠀⠟⠥⠕⠞⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠆⠀⠵⠂⠀⠀⠦⠠⠺⠑
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