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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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