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The slide rule ⠃⠗⠋ 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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