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[Kimberly Martin]

I have attached a sample of a web address, can you please advise if the space at the end of the line after the continuation indicator counts and terminates grade one and numberic mode.

5.6.2 When grade 1 mode is set by the numeric indicator it is terminated by a space, hyphen, dash or grade 1 terminator.

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[Dan Gergen]

Hello Kim,

In your example, the three lines that end with a line continuation indicator (dot 5) leave several cells empty at the end of the lines. These blank cells are not spaces that would terminate grade 1 mode that was set by the last numeric indicator. The line continuation indicator tells the reader that the electronic address continues on the next line because the symbols-sequence is too long for the line.

As such, with on the next line is in grade 1 mode that was set by the last numeric indicator and may not be contracted unless you terminate grade 1 mode after the previous numeric sequence. Whether you terminate grade 1 or spell-out with, you will not save space, but in either case, the four contractions that follow the first hyphen in the remaining symbols-sequnce may be used.

You may want to refer to UEB §5.9.1 to decide if you want to  use a grade 1 terminator to "present words in their familiar contracted form," or spell it out to "minimize the number of indicators."

I hope this helps. (I posted the same answer in your previous post.) Please let us know if you have any other questions or comments.

Dan Gergen

[kdejute]

Exactly, Dan.

The end of a braille line counts as a braille space unless the dot 5 continuation indicator is used.

Thank you for the question, Kim.

For what it's worth, I would be inclined to avoid use of the grade 1 terminator and transcribe your example as follows.

,may #bj1 #bjag1 https3_/_/www4npr4"
org_/#bjag_/#je_/#bj_/#ebibcbhbc_/"
with-lee-/atues-removal-ano!r-battle-"
(-new-orl1ns-comes-to-a-close4

because I don't love the readability of

,may #bj1 #bjag1 https3_/_/www4npr4"
org_/#bjag_/#je_/#bj_/#ebibcbhbc_/;'"
)-lee-/atues-removal-ano!r-battle-"
(-new-orl1ns-comes-to-a-close4

But either of the transcriptions above would be accurate.

–Kyle

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