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Historic buildings ⠃⠗⠋ 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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⠺⠁⠇⠇⠦⠴⠀⠠⠁⠀⠛⠇⠁⠝⠉⠑⠂⠀⠀⠕⠧⠑⠗⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠎⠓⠕⠥⠇⠙⠑⠗⠂⠀⠁⠞
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