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The slide rule ⠃⠗⠋ 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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