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   ,,,BRLCOR LE>N+ ME?OD4
     A NEW APPROA* TO BRL
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   SUITABLE = ANY ALPHABET
        & LANGUAGE4,'

       #A4 ,,9TRODUC;N

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AGE1 IS AN 9DISP5SABLE TOOL1 &
! UNIQUE COMMUNICA;N SY/EM T
GU>ANTEES FULL LIT]ACY = ! BL1
IF !Y H N"E SE54
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OBJECTIVES3
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9NOVATIVE ,,BRLCOR APPROA*
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LE>N+ ( ALL ,BRL CODE SIGNS4
,? IS A*IEV$ "? ! APPLICA;N (
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9TRICACIES4 ,X PROVES HI<LY
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IMPAIR$ & SI<T$ 9DIVIDUALS4
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,LAT9 ALPHABET-BAS$ LANGUAGES1
2C X IS NEC TO "K ! =M ( !
8;,X04 ,H["E1 SIMIL> AIDS C
C]TA9LY 2 F.D = O!R PHONETIC
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C 2 CR1T$ TO IMPROVE ,BRL
LE>N+ _WWIDE4 ,X IS B5EFICIAL
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  ,SECOND1 ! GOAL IS TO 5H.E !
ACQUISI;N ( ,BRL-R1D+ SKILLS
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NATURE ( T\*1 ? 9VOLVES     #B
PRES5T+ ! SIGNS & 3DI;NS "U :
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MODIFY ! "S"TS-IMPLICIT
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D]IVE XS NATURAL 3SEQU;ES BY
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DETECTABLE BY T\*1 Z !Y
3TRIBUTE TO "U/&+ ! OV]ALL
/RUCTURE ( ! ,BRL SY/EM1 3VEY+
A DEEP] K4
  ,F\R?1 ? ONGO+ PROJECT AIMS
TO 5H.E ,BRL TABLES1 5SUR+ T
,COMPUT] "OS CLOSELY MIRROR _!
LIT]>Y C.T]"PS4 ,! PRIM>Y GOAL
IS TO HI<LI<T ! DUAL        #C
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C REPRES5T "*S "<Z REF];ED 9
COMPREH5SIVE S\RCES"> & AL
S]VE Z MODIFI]S = ADJAC5T
SIGNS OR P]=M O!R FUNC;NS4 ,TO
DATE1 ,COMPUT] ,PORTUGUESE
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P]SPECTIVE 9 M9D1 ,I AM
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,AF EXT5SIVE TE/+ & GA!R+
9VALUABLE FE$BACK1 ^! TABLES
MAY L1D TO PROPOSALS = MODIFY+
/&>D ,BRL TABLES ACR _M
LANGUAGES1 : W 2 SUBMITT$ TO !
RESPECTIVE AU?ORITIES4
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S(TW>E PROGRAM T TAKES A
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( TRANSLAT+ TEXT 2T DI6]5T
,BRL CODES OR 3V]T+ 2T V>I\S
=MATS & ,BRL TABLES1 X FOCUSES
ON A 8L[-LEVEL TASK40 ,?
9VOLVES TRANSLAT+ 2T ,BRL   #D
PATT]NS DIRECTLY1 : PROVES
VALUABLE = TASKS L TRANSCRIB+
MUSIC1 MA!MATICS1 & O!R
TE*NICAL MAT]IALS1 & :5
ADDRESS+ ISSUES 2T TEXT CODES4
,MY ,BRL,COR PROGRAM IS
DESIGN$ TO "W DIRECTLY ) ,BRL
PATT]NS R ?AN _! 9T5D$ M1N+S
ON A SPECIFIC TABLE4
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LAY] ( ! ONION OR ! TIP ( !
ICEB]G1 Z ,BRL,COR EXP&S BRL
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SUBJECT MATT]S4
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4SEM9A;N ( ,BRL,-A V]SATILE1
SIMPLE1 & UNIV]SAL CODE ( R1D+
& WRIT+ T HAS LIB]AT$ ! BL F
PREHI/ORIC "TS4

   #B4 ,,,:AT IS BRLCOR8,'

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! 3CEPT ( 8PETRI*OR01 : REF]S
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IS D]IV$ F ! ,GREEK ^WS = /"O
& BLOOD RUNN+ 9 GODS,0 VE9S1
8,BRL,COR0 LIK5S ! ,BRL CELLS
ON PAP] TO A VITAL1 ELE;TAL
3NEC;N4
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EMPHASIZ+ ! EMO;NAL RESON.E T
,BRL ELICITS 9 BO? XS US]S &
ADVOCATES4
  ,! T]M 8*ORD0 COMM&S ON ,BRL
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COV]+ ! FLUTE'S HOLES1 TURN+ !
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9TIMATE MELODY4 ,L A =EIGN]
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BY R1D+ F+]S4               #F
  ,LA/LY1 8CORE0 IS 9CORPORAT$
TO SIGNIFY A DEEP EXPLORA;N &
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PR9CIPLES1 N ALW EXPLICITLY
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FUR!R DEVELOP$1 & BR"\ TO !
=EFRONT "? ! T]M 8,BRL,COR04

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RECTANGUL> MATRIX 3SI/+ ( SIX
DOTS3 ?REE >RANG$ 9 A V]TICAL
L9E ON ! L;G SIDE & TWO 9 A
HORIZONTAL L9E ON ! %ORT SIDE4
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POSSIBLE SIGNS OR COMB9A;NS1 :
9CLUDE ! REPRES5TA;N ( EMPTY
SPACE )9 ! ,BRL CELL4
  ,IF "! IS A NE$ TO        #G
EMPHASIZE A SPECIFIC "P ( !
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T1*+ PURPOSES4 ,= EXAMPLE1 !
DOTS ( A LR SIGN ;,P C 2
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#BC4 ,? EXAMPLE ILLU/RATES H[
TO /RESS ! LEFT COLUMN1 ! TOP
R[ OR AN \T/&+ DOT F A BRL
CELL4
  ,LIKEWISE1 X PROVES USE;L TO
>RANGE SIGNS 9 DI6]5T WAYS 9
ORD] TO IMPROVE LE>N+4 ,I4E4
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  ,DESCRIB+ SIGNS T >E SIMIL>
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COLUMN OR R[4 ,SIGNS MAY AL
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"R COLUMN1 OR ! UPP]1 MIDDLE1
OR L[] R[4 ,= 9/.E1 !
8,,COMMA0 IS DESCRIB$ Z LEFT
MIDDLE ,A1 & ! SIGN )       #H
DOTS #EF IS DESCRIB$ Z L[] "R
;,B4 ,= SIMPLIC;Y1 SIGNS 8;,K0
& 8;,L0 "<8,,K0 & 8,,L0"> C AL
2 DESCRIB$ BAS$ ON :E!R !Y >E
MADE 9 ! "R COLUMN1 Z "R ;,K
OR ;,L4

       #D4 ,,,DETEC;N (
    4T+UI%ABLE ISOLAT$ BRL
           CELLS,'

  ,EV5 2F EMB>K+ ON TACTILE
LE>N+ ( ! ALPHABET1 X PROVES
B5EFICIAL TO ACQUA9T "OF ) !
DIM5.NS ( ! 5TIRE CELL4 ,?
3SID]A;N 9VOLVES RECOGNIZ+ !
3SI/5T SPACE 2T DOTS )9 A
CELL1 2T CELLS AL;G A L9E1 &
2T L9ES ON A %EET4
  ,"! >E #CB SIGNS
SPECIFICALLY DESIGN$ TO
SPATIALLY DET]M9E ! B.D>IES (
! CELL4 ,^! SIGNS POSSESS
PHYSICAL UNAMBIGU;Y1 M1N+ X IS
N NEC TO R1D O!R 3TIGU\S    #I
SIGNS ON ! SAME L9E1 "!=E "!
IS NO NE$ TO RELY ON _! 3TEXT
Z !Y /& \4 ,!Y EXHIBIT ?
PROP]TY 9 TWO WAYS3
  ,BY O3UPY+ AT L1/ "O AXIS1
3NECT+ ! TWO DOTS ( TWO
DIAGONAL CORN]S1 OR O!RWISE1
SIGNS ": X IS POSSIBLE TO DRAW
A SEMICIRCLE 3NECT+ TWO CORN]S
( A L;G SIDE ( ! RECTANGLE ) !
C5T] DOT ON ! OPPOSITE SIDE4
,9 ESS;E1 ^! >E SIGNS 3TA9+
DOTS 9 BO? ! TOP & BOTTOM R[S
& 9 BO? ! LEFT & "R COLUMNS (
! ,BRL CELL4 ,PL1SE REF] TO
TABLE #D4
  ,AM;G ! #CB 4T+UI%ABLE
SIGNS1 "! >E #AB DI6]5T %APES1
EA* DEMON/RAT+ SPECIFIC
SPATIAL "*I/ICS4 ,PL1SE SEE
TABLE #F4A4
  ,LET'S EXAM9E EXAMPLES (
4T+UI%ABLE SIGNS1 : >E
REPRES5T$ "H BY CAPITAL LRS OR
:OLE ^WS1 S* Z 8,,,N01     #AJ
8Z01 8!01,' & ! 5D+ 8,,$04 ,=
CL>;Y1 ^! EXAMPLES USE
CAPITALIZA;N TO HI<LI<T _!
REPRES5TA;N4 ,ADDI;NALLY1
3SID] S5T;ES L 8,"! >E FIVE
,,OR SIX P 9 A ,,R[0 "<REMOV+
_! 8;,R0">1 8,,W Y ,,R /AY801
8,%E IS ,,/ A ,,*01 8,,T IS
,,\ ( ! "Q40 ,^! EXAMPLES
ILLU/RATE ! DIV]S;Y ( ^!
SPATIALLY 4T9CTIVE ,BRL
3FIGURA;NS4

       #E4 ,,,AMBIGU\S
     9DI/+UI%ABLE SIGNS,'

  ,! REMA9+ #CA SIGNS 9TRODUCE
A LEVEL ( AMBIGU;Y & REQUIRE
3TEXT TO 2 UNAMBIGU\SLY
ID5TIFI$4 ,SPECIFICALLY1 TO
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EI PREC$E OR FOLL[ ANO!R SIGN4
,! CRUCIAL FACTOR "H IS T 2T
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S+LE F+]1 A %APE           #AA
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,PL1SE SEE TABLE #E4
  ,= 9/.E1 3SID] ! ^W 8,,"M10
": DOT #E REQUIRES ! LR ;,M1 )
DOTS #ACD1 S ^! SIGNS TGR MAKE
DOT #E UNEQUIVOCALLY
ID5TIFIABLE 9 SPACE4 ,A*IEV+ ?
CL>;Y RELIES ON MA9TA9+ A
PROP] R1D+ PO/URE4 ,! DOTS 9 !
"R COLUMN ( "O SIGN M/ 2 9
3TACT ) SPECIFIC DOTS 9 ! LEFT
COLUMN ( ! FOLL[+ SIGN4
  ,? DEP5D5CY ON TACTILE
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ANO!R4 ,"! >E A TOTAL ( #G
%APES T C 2 G5]AT$ )
NON-4T+UI%ABLE SIGNS4 ,PL1SE
REF] TO TABLE #F4B4


                           #AB
     #F4 ,,UNIQUE ,,%APES

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AM;G ! TOTAL ( #AI UNIQUE
%APES M5;N$ PREVI\SLY1 #AG C 2
MODIFI$ 9 V>I\S WAYS4 ,^!
MODIFICA;NS C 2 A*IEV$ "?
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DIREC;NS3 UPW>D1 D[NW>D1
LEFTW>D1 OR "RW>D4 ,?
V]SATIL;Y IS DUE TO ! MIRROR
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%APES4 ,H["E1 "! >E #B %APES T
/& \ 2C !Y D N P]MIT ANY
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"<DOTS #ACDF">1 RESPECTIVELY4
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DEMON/RATE DI6]5T 3FIGURA;NS
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UNIQUE;S ( ! LA/ #B        #AC
%APES IS DEF9$ BY _! 9V>I.E4
,PL1SE 3SULT TABLES #F4D &
#F4C1 RESPECTIVELY4

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( T5 SIGNS T EXCLUSIVELY O3UPY
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,BRL CELL1 CR1T+ A SQU>E4 ,=
ANALYSIS1 LET'S TEMPOR>ILY
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,BRL CELL RECTANGLE4
  ,L\IS ,BRL DID N EXPLICITLY
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SIGNS OV] O!RS4 ,"? REFLEC;N1
EMPIRICAL EXP]I;E1 & REF];ES
LI/$ 9 ! ,BIBLIOGRAPHY ( MY
COMPREH5SIVE "W1 ,I H D$UC$ !
FOLL[+ CRIT]IA3

_4 ,= #G SIGNS1 ,BRL *OSE ^? T
  O3UPI$ AT L1/ "O AXIS ( !
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  ^? ) ! SAME %APE1 HE SELECT$
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  "R SIDE4
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  L9E ) #AJ MA9 SIGNS & #B
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  XS "R4 ,^! 7 ! LRS ,A & ;,B1
  SITUAT$ AT ! TOP & MIDDLE (
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  & #DE1 RESPECTIVELY4 ,?
  >RANGE;T PRESUPPOS$ ! EXI/;E
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  ! #AJ SIGNS M5;N$1 A SPACE T
  IS "S"TS REPRES5T$ BY A '#J'
  TO D5OTE ! ABS;E ( DOTS4

   #H4 ,,,REMA9+ #D ORIG9AL
            L9ES,'

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XS AU?OR1 IS ORGANIZ$ 9TO #E
L9ES4 ,ONCE ! F/ L9E IS
9TRODUC$1 ! SIGNS 9 !      #AE
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  ,9 ! SECOND L9E1 DOT #C IS
ADD$ Z A DIACRITICAL M>K & Z
AN EXTRA DOT 9 ADDI;N TO ^? 9
! F/ L9E4 ,9 ! ?IRD L9E1 DOTS
#CF >E ADD$1 : >E M 4T+UI%ABLE
?AN ADD+ DOT #F F/4 ,9 ! F\R?
L9E1 DOT #F IS ADD$4
  ,! SIGNS 9 ! FIF? L9E MIRROR
^? 9 ! F/ L9E1 B !Y >E LOCAT$
9 ! L[] SQU>E ( ! CELL4 ,9 O!R
^WS1 IF "! IS ANY DOT 9 ! TOP
R[1 X IS MOV$ D[N TO ! MIDDLE
"O4 ,IF "! IS A DOT 9 ! MIDDLE
R[1 X IS PU%$ D[N TO ! BOTTOM4
,IF "! IS ANY DOT ON ! BOTTOM
R[1 X REMA9S 9 XS ORIG9AL
POSI;N4
  ,L\IS ,BRL 9CLUD$ ALL !
SIGNS 9 8 SY/EM B /RATEGICALLY
POSI;N$ "S AT A M 4TANT LOCA;N
)9 ! SAME OR DI6]5T L9E TO
AVOID POT5TIAL 3FU.N4 ,PL1SE
REF] TO TABLE #A4
                           #AF
    #I4 ,,,BASIC L9E CORE
            LRS,'

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T1*+ ! LRS ( ! BASIC L9E
DELIB]ATELY AVOIDS /UDY+ !M 9
ALPHABETICAL ORD]1 FOCUS+ 9/1D
ON RULES T >E MNEMONICALLY
E6ECTIVE & F.DA;NAL TO ,BRL
SY/EMATICS4
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8,,DE>04 ,BY REMOV+ _! LR
8;,R01 WE >E LEFT ) ?REE ,CORE
LRS3 8,A01 8;,E01 & 8;,D04 ,^!
LRS 2COME ! FOCUS = /UDY+ !
BASIC L9E & %ORT+ ! O!R SIGNS
ACLY4
  ,! LR 8,A0 S]VES Z ! />T+
PO9T1 F : WE D]IVE
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HORIZONTAL 8;,C04
  ,TO PROGRESS FUR!R1 ATT5;N
IS DIRECT$ TO ! ^W 8,,X01
A2REVIAT$ BY ! LR 8;,X01 S ALT
IS PRON\NC$ 8,,EXIT04      #AG
,V[ELS PRON\NC$ 9 8,,EXIT0
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8;,G0 REPRES5T+ ! ^W ,,G1 Z 9
8,G1 DE"P1 EXIT04 ,! ,BRL SIGN
= ! LR 8;,G0 IS =M$ BY DRAW+ !
BLADES ( ! 8;,X0 & WRIT+ !
SIGNS = ! LRS 8;,E0 & 8,I01
DOTS #AEBD1 >RANG$ EASI] TO
REMEMB]4
  ,! REMA9+ F\R SIGNS ( ! MA9
L9E1 EXCLUD+ SUPPLE;T>Y "OS1 H
! %APE ( A SMALL RO(4 ,? RO(
ROTATES #DE DEGREES
ANTICLOCKWISE1 ALIGN+ ) !
ALPHABETICAL ORD] ( ! LRS4
,SPECIFICALLY1 ^! SIGNS
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8;H01,' & 8;,J01 OR ! ^WS
8,,,D01 8F01 8H,'0 & 8,,J04 ,!
O3UPI$ & EMPTY DOTS1 AL? N
DETECTABLE BY T\*1 >E 9DICAT$
Z #B1 #E1 #D1 & #A 9 ORD]1
ALL[+ REFLEC;N ON ! 3FIGURA;N
( ^! F\R LRS4              #AH
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O3UPY ! F/ TWO L9ES & ! F/
HALF ( ! ?IRD4 ,SPECIAL SIGNS
>E PROVID$ = "PICUL> SITUA;NS
S* Z LIGATUR$ OR DIACRITIC
LRS1 ! 8;,W01 PUNCTUA;N M>KS1
OR ! TRANSCRIP;N ( VISUAL
TYPOGRAPHIC ATTRIBUTES1 DEP5D+
ON EA* LANGUAGE & SUBJECT >EA4
  ,:5 ! ,BRL SY/EM ADAPTS TO
NON-,LAT9-PHONETIC ALPHABETS1
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9/.E1 8,,GAMMA0 IS REPRES5T$ Z
8;,G0 & N Z 8;,C10 EV5 ?\< X
IS ! ?IRD ,GREEK LR4 ,?
QUASI-UNIV]SALIZA;N (
PHONETICS 9 ,BRL 5C.T]S
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OR IDEOGRAPHIC SCRIPTS4
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,BRL CELL1 ! CR1;N ( SIGNS US+
MULTIPLE CELLS 2COMES      #AI
ESS5TIAL4 ,! SIGN #CDEF PLAC$
9 FRONT ( ! F/ T5 LRS TRANS=MS
!M 9TO NUMB]S1 ) ! 8,A0
REPRES5T+ #A & ! 8;,J0
REPRES5T+ #J4 ,ADDI;NALLY1 !
SIGN #F 2F ! LRS 2COMES !M 9TO
UPP]CASE EN ,5GLI%1 ":AS ! RE/
( ! ,LAT9-BAS$ ALPHABET
LANGUAGES USE #DF 9/1D4
  ,C]TA9 BRL TABLES1 S* Z
,UNIFI$ ,5GLI% ,BRL "<,,UEB">
& ,COMPUT] ,PORTUGUESE1 H TAK5
! LOGICAL CR1;N ( COMP.D SIGNS
TO XS EXTREMES4 ,9 ^! TABLES1
SPECIFIC SIGNS >E DESIGNAT$ Z
PREFIXES1 ALT]+ ! VALUE ( !
FOLL[+ SIGNS1 & PREV5T+
SUBSEQU5T SIGNS F MODIFY+ !
VALUE ( A PREVI\SLY P]CVD SIGN
TO ELIM9ATE UNC]TA9TY &
AMBIGU;Y 9 R1D+ OR WRIT+4 ,9
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COLUMN & ! NUMB] SIGN #CDEF >E
3SID]$ PREFIXES4 ,PL1SE    #BJ
SEE TABLE #G ": Y C F9D ! FIVE
F/ L9ES >RANG$ AC TO ! ?REE
CORE LRS4

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E/ABLI%$ #E L9ES1 X IS A
COMMON PRACTICE 9 _M LANGUAGES
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& #G A3OMMODAT+ "! SUPPLE;T>Y
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,,DIACRITIC ,,SIGNS4

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! AB/RAC;N ( ! ALPHABETIC M1N+
( SIGNS1 5COMPASS+ ALL
SYMBOLS1 9CLUD+ LRS1
PUNCTUA;N1 & ^? ) NO SPECIFIC
USE 9 ! ALPHABET OR LANGUAGE 9
"Q4                        #BA
  ,9 SY/EMS ) A ,BRL ORD] & #G
L9ES1 ! F/ #E L9ES 3SI/ ( #AJ
SIGNS EA*1 TOTAL+ #EJ SIGNS
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& _! EXPLA9$ D]IVA;NS4 ,9 L9E
#F1 SIGNS >E US$ ) AT L1/ DOT
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! "R COLUMN4 ,LA/LY1 ! REMA9+
SIGNS UTILIZ+ AT L1/ "O DOT 9
! "R COLUMN >E US$ 9 L9E #G4
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L9ES #F & #G 9 DI6]5T ,BRL
ORD] SCRIPTS APPE>S TO 2
*AOTIC4 ,? DIV]G;E IS EVID5T 9
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