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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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⠍⠥⠇⠞⠊⠏⠇⠊⠉⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠲⠀⠠⠊⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠟⠥⠁⠗⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠗⠑⠁⠙⠀
⠕⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠑⠋⠞⠀⠎⠉⠁⠇⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠁⠂⠀⠊⠞⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠞⠁⠊⠝⠀⠞⠺⠊⠉⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠝⠥⠍⠃⠑⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀⠙⠊⠛⠊⠞⠎⠀⠊⠝⠀

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